Binding: Hardcover
Description: An exploration of historical memory and networks of meaning in the context of today's crises of extremism and polarization. As authoritarianism continues to rise around the world the stories we tell ourselves about what has happened and what is happening become ever more relevant. In Memory Edited Abby Smith Rumsey examines collective memory how it binds us and how it can be used by bad actors to manipulate us. Bringing forward the voices of a rich cast of Eastern European artists from the past two hundred years from Fyodor Dostoevsky to Gerhard Richter Rumsey shows how their work and lives illustrate the devastation wrought by regimes dependent on entrenched lies to survive. This hijacking of the narrative polarizes communities even as it commandeers our future. Through an interdisciplinary lens that includes the best thinking from history the arts cognitive science psychology and political philosophy Rumsey lays bare our narratives showing how they are constructed and how they have changed over time. Ever - aware of resisting the false promise of utopia Rumsey argues that only by confronting the past and reckoning with the crimes that were committed can we ever hope to heal and gain self - knowledge. Memory Edited is an indispensable text for anyone who cares about democracy equality and freedom in our current age of crisis.
Title: Memory Edited Taking Liberties With History
Author(s): Rumsey Abby Smith
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Barcode: 9780262048477
Pages: 224 Pages, 14 Color Illus.
Publication Date: 9/5/2023
Category: History