La politique de la mémoire
Example: La politique de la mémoire façonne souvent le récit national officiel.
Definition
"La politique de la mémoire" refers to the strategies and practices by which governments or societies manage and shape collective memory, often influencing how historical events are remembered and represented in national narratives and public consciousness.
Etymology
The phrase "la politique de la mémoire" comes from French, where "politique" means politics or policy, and "mémoire" means memory. It literally translates to "the policy of memory," highlighting how memory is treated as a subject of political management and debate.
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