collective memory / mémoire collective
Synonyms: social memory
Synonymes : mémoire sociale, souvenir collectif
Group: Human, Psychology, Sociology
Groupe : Homme, Psychologie, Sociologie
Definition: Memories shared by a social group which contribute to its identity.
Définition : Souvenirs partagés par un groupe social et qui contribuent à son identité.
Broader term: memory
Terme générique : mémoire
Narrower terms: transactive memory, postmemory, schematic narrative template
Termes spécifiques : mémoire transactive, postmémoire, structure narrative schématique
Related terms: collective false memory, upheaval bump, transition theory
Termes associés : faux souvenir collectif, pic du bouleversement, théorie de la transition
Editorial note: According to Hirst et al. (2018, p. 439): “Deﬁnitions of collective memory abound. Generally, they fall into two classes: one that treats collective memories as consisting of publicly available symbols maintained by society […], and another that deﬁnes collective memory as individual memories shared by members of a community that bear on the collective identity of that community.“
Note éditoriale : Selon Hirst et al. (2018, p. 439) : « Les déﬁnitions de la mémoire collective abondent. Généralement, elles se répartissent en deux classes : l'une qui aborde les souvenirs collectifs comme étant constitués de symboles publiquement disponibles et entretenus par la société [...], et l'autre qui définit la mémoire collective comme étant des souvenirs individuels partagés par les membres d'une communauté et qui portent sur l'identité collective de cette communauté. »
Selected bibliography: Barash, J. A. (2017). Collective memory. In S. Bernecker & K. Michaelian (Eds.), Routledge handbook of philosophy of memory (pp. 255–267). London: Routledge. [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Bouchat, P., & Klein, O. (2019). Se souvenir ensemble : La mémoire collective à travers le prisme de la psychologie sociale. Cahiers de psychologie clinique, n° 53(2), 183‑204. https://doi.org/10.3917/cpc.053.0183 [Study type: literature review / Access: open], Burnell, R., Umanath, S., & Garry, M. (2023). Collective memories serve similar functions to autobiographical memories. Memory, 31(3), 316–327. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2022.2154804 [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed], Gensburger, S., & Lefranc, S. (Éds.). (2023). La mémoire collective en question(s). Presses Universitaires de France. [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Halbwachs, M. (1925). Les cadres sociaux de la mémoire. Alcan. [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Halbwachs, M. (1950). La mémoire collective. Presses Universitaires de France. [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Heux, L., Rathbone, C., Gensburger, S., Clifford, R., & Souchay, C. (2023). Collective memory and autobiographical memory: Perspectives from the humanities and cognitive sciences, 14(3), e1635. WIREs Cognitive Science, e1635. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1635 [Study type: literature review / Access: open], Heux, L., Caparos, C., Souchay, C., Luciani, I., Tree, J., Granet-Abisset, A.-M., & Clifford, R. (2023). Étudier la mémoire collective en psychologie et en histoire. In I. Luciani & C. Souchay (Éds.), La mémoire à l’épreuve de l’interdisciplinarité : Sciences humaines et cognitives. (pp. 75–124). Presses Universitaires de Provence. [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Hirst, W., & Manier, D. (2008). Towards a psychology of collective memory. Memory, 16(3), 183-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210701811912 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Hirst, W., Yamashiro, J. K., & Coman, A. (2018). Collective memory from a psychological perspective. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 22(5), 438–451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2018.02.010 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Laikhuram, P. (2022). Collective memory: Metaphor or real? Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-022-09683-7 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Merck, C., & Hirst, W. (2022). Distinguishing collective memory and history: A community’s identity and history are derived from distinct sources. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 11(4), 598–609. https://doi.org/10.1037/mac0000029 [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed], Michaelian, K., & Perrin, D. (2023). La métaphysique de la mémoire collective. In I. Luciani & C. Souchay (Éds.), La mémoire à l’épreuve de l’interdisciplinarité : Sciences humaines et cognitives. (pp. 27–54). Presses Universitaires de Provence. [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Orianne, J.-F., & Eustache, F. (2023). Collective memory: Between individual systems of consciousness and social systems. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1238272 [Study type: conceptual analysis, historical study, literature review / Access: open], Rajaram, S. (2022). Collective memory and the individual mind. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 26(12), 1056‑1058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2022.09.014 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Roediger, H. L., & Abel, M. (2015). Collective memory: A new arena of cognitive study. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19(7), 359-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2015.04.003 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Roediger, H. L. (2021). Three facets of collective memory. American Psychologist, 76(9), 1388‑1400. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000938 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed], Wertsch, J. V., & III, H. L. R. (2008). Collective memory: Conceptual foundations and theoretical approaches. Memory, 16(3), 318-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210701801434 [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
Dataset citations: Caron-Diotte, M., & de la Sablonnière, R. (2021, June 22). The malleability of collective memories: One year after the Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan. https://osf.io/765cp/, Coman, A. (2018, December 18). Bridge ties bind collective memories. https://osf.io/fxky4/, Coman, A. (2019, May 8). An experimental study of the formation of collective memories in social networks. https://osf.io/epncq/, Hacibektaşoğlu, D. D. (2021, March 29). The Impact of Group Identity on the Interaction between Collective Memory and Collective Future Thinking Negativity: Evidence from a Turkish Sample. https://osf.io/3wyk9/, Szpunar, K. (2019, July 25). Shrikanth and Szpunar, 2019, personal and collective memory, data. https://osf.io/2t86b/, TESS-Experiments. (2021, October 21). Collective Memory and Autobiographical Memory: Bridging the Divide. https://osf.io/vhycz/