Handbook of Culture and Memory Frontiers in Culture and Psychology Series

In the Handbook of Culture and Memory, Brady Wagoner and his team of international contributors explore how memory is deeply entwined with social relationships, stories in film and literature, group history, ritual practices, material artifacts, and a host of other cultural devices. Culture is seen as the medium through which people live and make meaning of their lives. In this book, analyses focus on the mutual constitution of people's memories and the social-cultural worlds to which they belong. The complex relationship between culture and memory is explored in: the concept of memory and its relation to evolution, neurology and history; life course changes in memory from its development in childhood to its decline in old age; and the national and transnational organization of collective memory and identity through narratives propagated in political discourse, the classroom, and the media.

Brady Wagoner is Professor of Psychology at Aalborg University in Denmark. He was the co-creator of the F.C. Bartlett Internet Archive and is associate editor for the journals Culture & Psychology and Peace & Conflict. He received the 'early career award' from Division 26 of the American Psychological Association: the Society for the History of Psychology.