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cumulative heroization: a standalone construct

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cumulativeheroization1 CONSTRUCTCumulative heroizationWELZER · MEMORY STUDIES

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Memory studies

the tendency of family retellings across generations to recast grandparents as victims or resisters rather than as bystanders or perpetrators.

In memory studies, cumulative heroization refers to the tendency of family retellings across generations to recast grandparents as victims or resisters rather than as bystanders or perpetrators. This meaning comes from Welzer (2002) in Opa war kein Nazi.[1]

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References

  1. Welzer, H. (2002). Opa war kein Nazi. Fischer Taschenbuch. ISBN 9783596155156

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