The power of collective memory

The power of collective memory

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Collective memory is storytelling on a massive scale. Every nation, every community, has a master narrative—the ‘official’ story about who they are, who they aren’t, what has happened to them, and why it all matters. If you control the memory, you control the narrative; if you control the narrative, you control the power.

  • GUEST:  Dr Richard Latham Lechowick, Research Associate with the Global History Lab at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Cambridge
  • PRODUCER: Ali Benton
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The power of collective memory

The power of collective memory

Australian Broadcasting Corporation