Local archives are disappearing. Does it matter?
Every day, small newspapers and radio stations shut down, taking decades of local history with them. No digitization. No preservation. Just erased memory.
Without archives, who holds power accountable?
Without records, how do we learn from past mistakes?
Read my full article on why losing media archives weakens democracy →
https://medium.com/@ptit.tolier/part1-the-disappearance-of-local-media-archives-51dbc0e8570e
#MemoryMatters #SaveLocalNews #DemocracyInDanger #CollectiveMemory
« There is a collective memory of God in the human spirit, and it is this memory which is the main source of our faith. »
― Abraham Joshua Heschel
🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/773040962002911232/there-is-a-collective-memory-of-god-in-the-human
#quotes #AbrahamJoshuaHeschel #faith #DivineIntelligence #CollectiveMemory
The Netherlands is a case of commemoration and heritage demonstrating alternative conceptions of justice within communities. Explore this through #newResearch offered by Jing Hiah, Dorota Lepianka, and Machteld Geuskens.
#Sociology #Netherlands #justice @sociology #collectiveMemory
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00380237.2024.2434630
@internetarchive
The Vanishing Culture report is a wake-up call to how easily our shared knowledge can slip away. Let’s protect what connects us to our roots.
"The first live-streamed genocide in history"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPE6vbKix6A
Pairs hauntingly with https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/oct/05/israel-gaza-october-7-memorials
War crimes apologists will be blocked
This feature length investigation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit exposes Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip through the medium of photos and videos pos...
⬆️ @davidbootster @xs4me2 @vosje62 @veranderwens @ErikBloemkolk49
>> if… part of the third generation does not know who #Hitler is, then that collective memory is non-existent
That erosion of #collectiveMemory accelerates in the #thirdGeneration.
#Amnesia actually starts with #ecstasy followed by #complacence in the #secondGeneration, that quickly forgets the grief of the #firstGeneration after a major war in which the #greatestGeneration made the ultimate sacrifice.
#PeaceConstant is 3 gens
I am looking for someone (academic, creative practitioner) located in the East Midlands who can expertly deliver a short talk on poetry, armed conflict, and memory (preferably with reference to the 21C). Please get in touch.
#war #armedconflict #trauma #poetry #memory #commemoration #collectivememory #remembrance #humanities