Collective memory and the historical past / Jeffrey Andrew Barash.

Introduction. The sources of memory
Symbolic embodiment, imagination, and the "place" of collective memory. Is collective memory a figment of the imagination? The scope of memory in the public sphere
Analyzing collective memory
Thresholds of personal identity and public experience
Excursus. Critical reflections: the contemporary theories of Ricœur, Edelman, and Nora
Time, collective memory, and the historical past. Temporal articulations
Virtual experience, the mass media, and the configuration of the public sphere
The contextualized past: collective memory and historical understanding
Conclusion. The province of collective memory and its theoretical promise.