期刊
MEMORY STUDIES
卷 15, 期 5, 页码 1070-1086出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/17506980211044696
关键词
democracy; memory politics; mobilization; movements; populist; progressive
资金
- Fritz-Thyssen-Foundation
This article introduces an analysis framework for studying memory activists, defining them as strategically commemorating the past to challenge or protect dominant views. It discusses a typology for comparative analysis of memory activism and emphasizes the value-neutrality of the concept, applicable to both pro and anti-democratic activism.
Memory activists have recently received more scholarly and public attention, but the concept lacks conceptual clarity. In this article, we articulate an analytical framework for studying memory activists, proposing a relatively narrow definition: Memory activists strategically commemorate the past to challenge (or protect) dominant views on the past and the institutions that represent them. Their goal is mnemonic change or to resist change. We locate scholarship on memory activists at the intersection of memory studies and social movement studies. We introduce a typology for comparative analysis of memory activism according to activist roles, temporality, and modes of interaction with other actors in memory politics, and illustrate this with a diverse set of empirical examples. We contend that the analytical utility of the concept of the memory activist is premised on its value-neutrality, and in particular, its application to both pro and anti-democratic cases of activism.
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