collective memory
noun1
Human sciences, Sciences, Social science, Sociology A shared pool of information held in the memories of multiple members of a group.
- Is it important, or even possible, for people to remember the events of Sept. 11 as they happened? Or is it more important for a society to concentrate on collective memory?2001 October 27, Sarah Boxer, “A Memorial Is Itself A Shaper Of Memory”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- At the same time it vividly evokes the almost preposterous horror of war itself, which Mr. [Walid] Raad experiences both first hand and from a distance, and has evoked as semifictional collective memory.2006 March 5, Holland Cotter, “The Collective Conscious”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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- The shift in the collective memory is also taking place in local schools, where some teachers still refuse to teach lessons on 1921.2020 February 11, Russell Cobb, “Shifting Collective Memory in Tulsa”, in The New York Times, →ISSN: