Abstract
Our sudden interest in memory has something to do with the democratization of history, with our interest in how literally every one saw themselves. It has something to do too with our loss of faith in the coherence and objectivity of professional history. Memory, unlike older conceptions of "national character" or "American culture," tends to divide as much as unify.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1995
Publisher Statement
From Southern Cultures, volume 2, issue 1, pg 5-8. Copyright © 1995 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. https//:www.uncpress.org
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Recommended Citation
Ayers, Edward L. "Memory and the South." Southern Cultures, 2:1 (1995): 5-8.