Archiving memory
- 1. Archiving Memory in Digital Space: Family History as Life Narrative Dr. Rajesh V. Nair Assistant Professor PG Department and Research Centre Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam
- 2. Introduction • Digital Revolution • Speed and mobility • Role of New Media • Why family history as life narrative in New Media?
- 3. Family History Online • Boom in inline life narratives • Genealogical studies online • Focus: Memory
- 4. Memory • Media and memory • Collective memory • Why online family histories/narratives become important for us? 1.Family space in digital space – collective identity – social memory – power 2.Space – memory narratives – counter space
- 5. 2.Status symbol Social, symbolic capital Biographies –egoistic narratives of self 3.A more democratic space – interactive space – a group space in virtual space – blog-a hyperlinked self 4.A palimpsest space – a frame – micro narratives
- 6. Modes of Narrating Family Online 1.Websites Genealogical sites, fansites 2.Online applications WhatsApp groups(videos, photos) sharing 3.You Tube 4.Blogs, Facebook Photos 5.Obituaries
- 7. Concluding Remarks 1.Social bonding through online family narratives New socialities – networked society 2.New Media and knowledge Dissemination – space for dissonant voices –counter memory – resistance discourses 3.private/public memory 4.A utopian world in virtual space Digital space 5.Virtual public sphere Memory frequently rewritten Importance of genealogical studies – ‘technostalgia’ 6.Authenticity and legitimacy
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