Memory politics
Example: Memory politics deeply influence how societies interpret their past conflicts.
Definition
"Memory politics" refers to the ways in which political groups, governments, or societies shape and influence collective memories of historical events to serve current political goals or agendas. It involves controlling narratives about the past to affect identity, reconciliation, or power dynamics.
Etymology
The term "memory politics" combines 'memory,' from the Latin 'memoria,' meaning the faculty of remembering, and 'politics,' from the Greek 'politiká,' relating to affairs of the city or governance. It emerged as a concept in modern historiography and social sciences to describe the politicization of collective memory.
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"Memory politics" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - History - (C2) - set 1", containing 212 commonly used words.
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