Introduction: Is an Interdisciplinary Field of Memory Studies Possible?

TitleIntroduction: Is an Interdisciplinary Field of Memory Studies Possible?
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsAdam Brown, Yifat Gutman, Lindsey Freeman, Amy Sodaro, Alin Coman
JournalInternational Journal of Politics, Culture & Society
Volume22
Issue2
Pagination117-124
ISSN08914486
Abstract

The article discusses the study of memory and examines the formation of an interdisciplinary field of memory studies. According to the article, scholars in the fields of the natural and social sciences, the humanities, and the arts all seek to study understand memory. Details are provided about the study of collective memory and about the relationship between the fields of psychology and social science. The challenges associated with the establishment of an interdisciplinary field of memory studies are also explored.

Notes

'Accession Number: 41041938; Brown, Adam 1; Email Address: adb2004@med.cornell.edu; Gutman, Yifat 2; Freeman, Lindsey 2; Sodaro, Amy 2; Coman, Alin 3; Affiliations: 1 : Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street New York 10065 USA; 2 : Department of Sociology, The New School for School for Social Research, New York USA; 3 : Department of Psychology, The New School for School for Social Research, New York USA; Source Info: 2009, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p117; Thesaurus Term: MEMORY; Thesaurus Term: COLLECTIVE memory; Thesaurus Term: INTERDISCIPLINARY approach to knowledge; Thesaurus Term: SOCIAL sciences; Thesaurus Term: HUMANITIES; Thesaurus Term: ARTS; Subject Term: STUDY & teaching; Subject Term: SOCIAL sciences & psychology; Subject Term: INTERDISCIPLINARY research; Author-Supplied Keyword: Collective memory; Author-Supplied Keyword: Interdisciplinary; Author-Supplied Keyword: Memory; Author-Supplied Keyword: Memory studies; Number of Pages: 8p. Document Type: Article'

DOI10.1007/s10767-009-9051-2
Short TitleIntroduction