Re: Re:opening up memory

From: John St. Julien (stjulien@UDel.Edu)
Date: Tue Aug 14 2001 - 07:38:24 PDT


Diane,

You mention:

>i also read an interesting/disturbing article once about the ways
>collective memory is
>created in particular contexts, (in this case an elementary school
>classroom), where
>instruction guides subjective recall towards an official narrative that
>will be
>affirmed with school textbooks -

That sounds like a fascinating reading that focuses on something that
I have often found disturbing but hard to talk about. Any clues to
its source. (And any guesses by list members) would be appreciated.

Thanks, John

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"To every human problem there is a solution that is simple, neat, and
wrong." Walter Lippmann

John St. Julien (stjulien@udel.edu)
School of Education
University of Delaware



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