Overview
- Examines distinctive nineteenth-century uses of memory in empire-building and constructions of national identity, cultures of sentiment and mourning practices, and discourses of race and power
- Emphasizes the impact of individual actions on the development of personal and public memory cultures and commemorative practices in the nineteenth century
- Explores nineteenth-century memory cultures from diverse disciplinary perspectives and across geographic boundaries
Part of the book series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies (PMMS)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Memory and the Personal: Community, Commercial Culture, and Global Commerce
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Memory and Civic Identity
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About this book
This collection provides a long-overdue examination of the nineteenth century as a crucible of new commemorative practices. Distinctive memory cultures emerged during this period which would fundamentally reshape public and private practices of remembrance in the modern world. The essays in this volume bring together scholars of History, Literature, Art History, and Musicology to explore uses of memory in nineteenth-century empire-building and constructions of national identity, cultures of sentiment and mourning practices, and discourses of race and power. Contributors approach the topic through case studies of Europe, the United States, and the British Empire. Their analyses of nineteenth-century innovations in commemoration at both the personal and the larger civic and political levels will appeal to students and scholars of memory and of the nineteenth-century world.
Reviews
“This exemplary volume offers a new—and essential—framework for understanding the history of memory. As the authors demonstrate, the nineteenth century was pivotal to the emergence of novel forms of commemoration worldwide, transforming how individuals everywhere created meaning from the past. Indeed, one of the greatest strengths of this collection is its global purview. From the U.S. to Europe to South Asia to Africa, new cultures of memory, rooted in the emerging consumerism of the era, revolutionized the human experience. Editors Kathy Grenier and Amanda Mushal provide an illuminating window into this revolution—one that will fascinate students and scholars alike.” (EthanJ. Kytle and Blain Roberts, authors of Denmark Vesey’s Garden. Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy)
“This remarkable book ranges across the world and across a century to reveal the powerful ways remembrance works in diverse societies and at critical events. It is a rare work of comparative scholarship, combining global breadth and penetrating focus, each chapter illuminating others.” (Edward L. Ayers, Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities and President Emeritus, University of Richmond, USA)
“This volume succeeds in persuading us to turn back to the long nineteenth century by way of fully understanding the development of modern commemorative practices - practices that are commodified in national and global contexts. A significant and distinctive contribution to the field, the volume will prove valuable to students, researchers and interested readers.” (Deborah Madden, Deputy Director, Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories, University of Brighton, UK)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Katherine Haldane Grenier is Professor of History at The Citadel, USA. She is the author of Tourism and Identity in Scotland: Creating Caledonia, 1770-1914 (2005).
Amanda R. Mushal is Associate Professor of History at The Citadel, USA. She is a contributor to The Field of Honor: Essays on Southern Character and American Identity (2017) and The Southern Middle Class in the Long Nineteenth Century (2011).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cultures of Memory in the Nineteenth Century
Book Subtitle: Consuming Commemoration
Editors: Katherine Haldane Grenier, Amanda R. Mushal
Series Title: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37647-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37646-8Published: 09 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37649-9Published: 09 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-37647-5Published: 08 June 2020
Series ISSN: 2634-6257
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6265
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 275
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
Topics: Media and Communication, Memory Studies, Modern History