Memory
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Editor's review
From an editor's professional perspective, the book's outstanding features are its theoretical depth and breadth of vision. Editor Zhao Jingrong has long been accomplished in memory studies, and the framework she builds enables the essays collected here, despite their varied themes, to point collectively to a core proposition: memory is a field where power, media, and narrative intertwine. The book explores cutting-edge issues such as collective memory and national identity, the literary representation of traumatic memory, and the mediatized transformation of memory in the digital age, offering readers profound theoretical tools for understanding historical narrative, cultural transmission, and even the flow of information in today's social media.
For general readers, the value of this book may lie not in providing easy stories but in inspiring a way of thinking. It invites readers to maintain a critical scrutiny of seemingly "natural" personal recollections and grand historical narratives, to ask "what do we remember," "why do we remember this way," and "who is shaping our memory." Such reflection is especially precious and necessary in a contemporary society of information overload and narrative disputes. Of course, because it is an academic essay collection, some discussions have a certain theoretical threshold, but clear logic and rich case studies balance the difficulty of reading to some extent, making it a solid introductory guide to the field of memory studies.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- University students and scholars interested in cultural studies, sociology, or philosophy of history
- Deep readers who hope to understand how memory is shaped by social, political, and media forces
- Professionals engaged in literary criticism, media studies, or historical writing
- Readers who enjoy interdisciplinary thinking and are not satisfied with surface narratives but crave theoretical depth
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking personal biography, narrative memoirs, or light fiction
- Readers who find theoretical writing difficult and hope for immediate emotional resonance or practical techniques
Reading tips
- It is recommended to read the editor's introduction or the first chapter first to grasp the book's overall problematic and theoretical framework.
- It is not necessary to read strictly in order; choose thematic chapters on literary memory, media memory, or historical memory according to your interests.
- While reading, reflect in connection with historical events or cultural phenomena familiar to you, linking abstract theory with concrete cases to deepen understanding.
About the publisher
Jinan University Press is a comprehensive university press known for publishing in language and writing, history and culture, and medicine. Judging from the 2,481 titles in the database, its publishing focuses on language and writing research, the compilation of unearthed documents, Chinese culture and Eastern philosophy, traditional Chinese medicine, and grassroots medical standards. Representative books include the Chinese Dictionary (Second Edition), the series on the collected interpretation and modern translation of Warring States documents from the Language Services Series and the series on the language of unearthed documents, Chinese Cultural Psychology (6th Edition), Illustrated Compendium of Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing Techniques, and Construction and Technical Standards for Standardized Bronchoscopy Rooms in Primary-Level Pediatrics. In terms of authors, scholars such as Zhu Cheng, Zhang Yujin, Wang Fengyan, Zheng Hong, Cao Hui and Ma Zhiguo form its author base in language and documents, cultural psychology, and traditional Chinese medicine. In terms of publishing characteristics, the press emphasizes the collected interpretation and modern translation of unearthed documents and language service research, while also systematically organizing cultural psychology and medical techniques. Public information on specific matters such as overseas Chinese-language education is limited and is therefore not elaborated here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 写在前面的话
- Part 01 记忆的公共问答
- 问题一：我们常说集体记忆，你认为是否有国家层面上的记忆（或称国家记忆）？如果有，中国记忆的主要特质是什么？就你的研究领域
- 问题二：遗忘的意义是什么？在个体的层面上和集体的层面上，你是怎样理解遗忘的正当性或必要性的？
- 问题三：创伤/创伤记忆对文学创作、文学批评和文学理论研究的意义何在？能否结合你自己的研究经历来谈一下？
- Part 02 记忆的互文
- ｜陈言×刘大先
- ｜苏宏斌×王峰
- ｜刘大先×胡恒
- ｜张均×陈奇佳
- ｜邹广胜×杨建刚
- ｜贺昌盛×肖伟胜
- ｜朱巧云×黄勇
- Part 03 记忆理论的个体想象
- 何为文化记忆？
- 被给予的“记忆”———历史叙事的观念性建构
- 灵氛的辩证结构
- 中国当代文学研究中的口述史料问题
- 论痛苦经历与记忆的诗学意义
- 作为受虐狂的环境
- 柳龙光：置身殖民体制内的家国书写与“东亚文化圈”想象
- 记忆的政治：“历史是被胜利者遗忘的”———从《斗牛》说起
- 梦幻与灾难———论“新时期”以来的“乌托邦”书写
- 作为生命救赎形式的自叙传小说：论郭沫若早期小说
- 记忆之名：回忆类文学叙事的策略与规则（草纲）
- 在记忆中塑造自我：关于上海的文化记忆（草纲）
- 论海外华人古体诗词中的文化记忆（草纲）
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About the author
Zhao Jingrong is an author whose publicly available information is limited, and whose writing centres chiefly on the theme of memory. Four of her works are held in this collection: Memory, National Memory and Cultural Representation, Cultural Memory and Identity, and Ten Faces of Memory. These titles suggest that her concern is not with isolated personal recollection but with the ways memory intertwines with culture, identity and national narrative. Her writing falls largely within cultural studies and philosophical reading, showing a clear theoretical and reflective bent: she tends to begin with conceptual analysis and situate abstract questions of memory within concrete social and cultural contexts. For readers seeking to understand the relationship between collective memory, cultural memory and the construction of identity, her works offer a relatively systematic path of thought.
