CONSIDERATIONS ON CULTURAL MEMORY AND ITS INSTITUTIONALIZATION PROCESS

Abstract

This study emphasizes the connection between the sites of memory and the national identity, having as main objective to highlight the institutionalization of the cultural memory. Two main sites of memory are analysed: the archive and the library, as representative for the cultural memory. The ideological and political influences are also revealed. The final part of this paper points out new challenges in the global digital age.

Keywords

• Cultural Memory, Identity, Library, Archive, Sites of Memory

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