Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study aimed to construct a model of memory institutions (libraries, archives, and museums) as a lens for analyzing contemporary collective memory practices related to the Ainu people. First, we developed a pilot model to organize the current phenomena and practices of collective memories and suggest a respective circulation mechanism consisting of three core elements: media, collective representations, and collective memory. Additionally, employing this pilot model, we conducted close readings of 449 pieces of literature and illustrated the characteristics of collective memory practices and phenomena in a case study of the Ainu. Our findings indicate that 1) the traditional collective memory of the Ainu has gradually shifted toward recognizing them as a unique ethnic group, and 2) by translating their oral literature into diverse media, the Ainu have reshaped their cultural identity.
DOI: 10.1002/pra2.1150
Authors: Nanami Iwasaki, Naoki Momodori, Masanori Koizumi
Institution: University of Tsukuba
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4403432507