Forgetful Remembering: A Colonial Life in the Congo

TitleForgetful Remembering: A Colonial Life in the Congo
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of PublicationSubmitted
AuthorsJohannes Fabian
JournalAfrica
Volume73
Issue4
Pagination489-504
ISSN00019720
Abstract

Provides some insights into principle of forgetting in the context of documenting and interpreting popular historiology and history in Africa. Narration of history; Metahistorical principles that account for the specific shape of shared memory; Emphasis on social memory, cultural memory, and memory as culture.

URLhttps://libproxy.cc.stonybrook.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sih&AN=13405313&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Short TitleForgetful Remembering