What America Means to Me–Robert Yukimasa Nishiyama
For this blog, I chose “What America means to me” by Robert Yukimasa Nishiyama. I thought this was an incredible story that …
Technology and its role in present culture
I have to admit, these readings, for the most part, went way over my head. I wasn’t able to fully comprehend the …
Silencing the Past
“Silencing the Past” by Michael-Rolf Trouillot begins with the story of the Hatian Revolution. Hatians fought against the French, who ruled over …
How Societies Remember
In “How Societies Remember,” by Paul Connerton (1989), he expands upon Halbwach’s idea of communal memory. He opens with the theory that …
Collective Memory
“Collective Memory” by Maurice Halbwachs “It is in society that people normally acquire their memories. It is also in society that they …
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