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Encountering the Past within the Present - Modern Experiences of Time (Paperback)
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Encountering the Past within the Present - Modern Experiences of Time (Paperback)
Series: Memory Studies: Global Constellations
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Encountering the Past within the Present: Modern Experiences of
Time examines different encounters with the past from within the
present - whether as commemoration, nostalgia, silence, ghostly
haunting or combinations thereof. Taking its cue from Hannah
Arendt's definition of the present as a time span lying between
past and future, the author reflects on the old philosophical
question of how to live the good life - not only with others who
are physically with us but also with those whose presence is
ghostly and liminal. While tradition may no longer command the same
authority as it did in antiquity or the middle ages, individuals
are by no means severed from the past. Rather, nostalgic longing
for bygone times and traumatic preoccupation with painful
historical events demonstrate the vitality of the past within the
present. Divided into three parts, chapters examine ways in which
the legacies of World War II, the Holocaust and communism have been
remembered after 1945 and 1989. Maintaining a sustained reflection
on the nexus of memory, modernity and time in tandem with ancient
questions of responsibility for one another and the world, the
volume contributes to the growing field of memory studies from a
philosophical perspective. As such, it will appeal to scholars of
sociology, social theory and philosophy with interests in
collective memory and heritage.
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