A Cultural Memory of the Digital Age?

Haux, Dario Henri; Dominicé, Antoinette Maget; Raspotnig, Jana Alexandra

doi:10.1007/s11196-020-09778-7

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“…Acknowledging the cognitive impact of digital technologies on memory would enable individuals to strike a balance between external memory aids and their cognitive processes, which can optimize memory performance. Educators and learners could therefore promote deep encoding strategies in order to counteract potential shallow information processing, and could encourage critical thinking, active engagement with content, and reflection in order to improve memory retention (Haux et al, 2021).…”

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The Impact of Digital Technologies on Memory and Memory Studies

Călinescu

2024

JCPAS

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With the widespread integration of smartphones, computers, and the internet, information access and processing have undergone significant changes. This paper investigates both positive and negative implications, acknowledging the extension of cognitive capacities through easy access to vast databases and external memory aids while also addressing concerns about diminished memory consolidation and reliance on shallow encoding strategies. Examining the interdisciplinary field of memory studies, the study also highlights collaborative efforts among scholars in psychology, neuroscience, sociology, and information science to comprehend the impact of digital technologies on memory, and emphasizes the challenges and future directions in memory research, including issues like digital amnesia, information overload, and privacy concerns. Overall, the paper underscores the need for understanding the relationship between human memory and digital tools, enabling the development of strategies to enhance memory, counteract potential adverse effects, and promote a balanced utilization of digital resources in memory-related tasks.

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The Impact of Digital Technologies on Memory and Memory Studies

Călinescu

2024

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“…Hence, according to Assmann, cultural memory represents an emblematic heritage that is manifested through the memorial, rituals, objects, festivals, consecrated scriptures, repeated practices, texts like lyric or it could be epic poetry, historical accounts, and the function of different media is important which performs the role of mnemonics in generating meanings related to a specific event (Erll & Nünning, 2008). Finally, cultural memory is self-reflexive in that it is a reflection of social experience and the group's self-image (Haux et al, 2020).…”

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Cultural Erosion and Cultural Memory in Taufiq Rafat’s Arrival of the Monsoon

Tabassum

Akram

Meo

2021

HSSR

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Purpose of the study: This study focuses on analyzing and locating the cultural images and the elements which present the idea of cultural erosion, and with the lens of cultural memory evokes the idea of identity, and nostalgia in Taufiq Rafat’s poetry. Methodology: This research is qualitative in design. To explore the concepts of cultural memory and cultural erosion Purposive sampling is used for the selection of the poems. For analysis, textual and descriptive methods of analysis are used. Jan Assmann's (cultural theorist and archaeologist) theory of cultural memory serves as a theoretical framework for this study. Main Findings: From the analysis, it is explored that Rafat’s poetry discerns the concepts of cultural erosion and cultural memory. In the majority of his poems, few dominant images are used repeatedly to strengthen the notion of memory and yearning for the past such as time (clock), the flow of time which is fleeting and nontransient. He not only laments on cultural erosion but also keeps his personal and social memories, traditions, ancient civilizations, rituals, and objects alive so that they could be transferred to the next generations to establish mnemonics. Applications of the study: This research may be beneficial to those studying Anthropology, Culture Studies, History, South Asian Literature, and Sociology. Furthermore, the interpretation of major symbols and images related to the culture, and history which evoke cultural memory, and erosion will pave the way for the deconstruction of symbols in poetry. The novelty of the study: Rafat’s poetry is enriched with natural and romantic images, the depiction of beauty and culture about which many studies are available. The significance of this study lies in the fact that the concept of cultural memory from his poems has been evoked and analyzed.

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“…In this way, they emphasize the importance of access points for dynamic content in order to share the perception of this digital culture and to keep it "alive" in the truest sense of the word. Moreover, by qualifying a PDF document as a "container", the federal judges relate to notions of preservation and memory, 38 known from the field of analogue (cultural) heritage, 39 and foster discussions regarding a possible recognition of digital heritage.…”

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The Decision of the German Federal Court of Justice against Facebook: Opportunity to Define Digital Heritage?

Dominicé¹,

Haux²

2020

SNR

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The German Federal Court of Justice recently ruled (27.08.2020 – III ZB 30/20) that Facebook must grant parents direct access to the account of their deceased daughter. At the same time, the parents are prohibited from actively using the account. In this way, the judges established binding standards for the use of social network accounts of deceased users. Beyond inheritance and data protection law, the judgment provides an opportunity to prompt ongoing discussions about sustainable ways of safeguarding, as well as providing access to, digital content. Against the backdrop of a jurisprudence sensitized to the humanities, the two authors encourage a reflection on “spaces”, “containers”, and more generally on the significance of digital media for our everyday lives and future generations.

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A Cultural Memory of the Digital Age?

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

The Impact of Digital Technologies on Memory and Memory Studies

The Impact of Digital Technologies on Memory and Memory Studies

Cultural Erosion and Cultural Memory in Taufiq Rafat’s Arrival of the Monsoon

The Decision of the German Federal Court of Justice against Facebook: Opportunity to Define Digital Heritage?

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