Contextualizing Human Memory: An interdisciplinary approach to understanding how individuals and groups remember the past

The edited collection "Contextualizing Human Memory" discusses the critical role of context in how and when individuals and groups remember the past. It integrates research from social and cognitive psychology,discursive psychology,philosophy/philosophical psychology,and cognitive linguistics to understand individual and collective recollections at multiple levels of human experience. The book is divided into three parts and covers topics such as self-identity,flashbulb memories,scaffolding memory,cultural psychology,social aspects of memory,emotion and memory,eyewitness identification,multimodal communication,and collective remembering. It appeals to researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in cognitive and social psychology, as well as related disciplines.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 240 pages
\n Publication date: 21 December 2017
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
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This edited collection delves into the intricate interplay of context in shaping individual and collective memories, drawing from a diverse range of disciplines such as social and cognitive psychology, discursive psychology, philosophy/philosophical psychology, and cognitive linguistics. By integrating key research from these fields, the contributors aim to raise awareness about the central role that cultural, social, and technological contexts play in determining our recollections at multiple, interconnected levels of human experience.

The book is structured into three parts: cognitive and psychological perspectives, social and cultural perspectives, and cognitive linguistics and philosophical perspectives. Within these sections, the authors present a comprehensive examination of various topics related to memory in context. These include the construction of self-identity in memory, the phenomenon of flashbulb memories, scaffolding memory, the cultural psychology of remembering, the social aspects of memory, the mnemonic consequences of silence, the role of emotion in memory, eyewitness identification, multimodal communication, and collective remembering.

By contextualizing human memory, this collection provides researchers with a valuable resource for understanding the diverse range of work undertaken in related fields. It also highlights the significance of context in understanding when, how, and what is remembered at any given recollection. The book appeals to scholars, academics, and postgraduate students in the fields of cognitive and social psychology, as well as those in related disciplines interested in exploring the evolving field of memory studies.

\n Weight: 372g\n
Dimension: 157 x 231 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780815358480\n \n