Collective memory and social representations of history in Americas, Europe and Palestine
Lander Méndez Casas,
Stefano Cavalli,
Sofián El-Astal
et al.
Abstract:This article reviews and synthesizes 10 free-recall studies on collective memory carried out in Latin America, Europe, and Palestine. Results show the high prevalence of the topics of politics, collective violence and warfare, but around 50% of recalled events were appraised as positives, disconfirming a negative bias in collective memory. However, in Palestine most of the events were entirely or partially negative, reflecting country’s conflictual situation. The analyzed studies confirm a partial socio-centri… Show more
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