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postmemory: a standalone construct

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postmemory1 CONSTRUCTPostmemory (Memory)HIRSCH · MEMORY STUDIES

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Memory studies

the relationship later generations have to the traumatic experiences of those before them, known through stories, images and behaviors.

In memory studies, postmemory refers to the relationship later generations have to the traumatic experiences of those before them, known through stories, images and behaviors. This meaning comes from Hirsch (2008) in Poetics Today.[1]

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  1. Hirsch, M. (2008). The Generation of Postmemory. Poetics Today, 29(1), 103-128. https://doi.org/10.1215/03335372-2007-019

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