The collective memory and the role of the stories told to daughters by their mothers: a review of postwar european history

Authors

  • Selma Leydesdorff Belle Van Zuylen Instituut. Amsterdam

Keywords:

Oral history, Collective memory, Women's memories, Europe, Contemporary

Abstract

This study shows how feminism was introduced in fields left unexplored until now: the
combination of oral history and the theory of the role of the collective conscience, given that
women's memories are different than those of men. The author looks at the way in which stories
told by women to other women can contribute new ideas to the body of knowledge of postwar
European history by questioning the significance of identification and subjectivity as part of the
research surrounding those events considered to be of historic importance.

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Published

1994-01-30

How to Cite

Leydesdorff, S. (1994). The collective memory and the role of the stories told to daughters by their mothers: a review of postwar european history. Arenal. Revista De Historia De Las Mujeres, 1(1), 39–48. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/arenal/article/view/22737