Constructing the narrative unconscious

Author: Raskin, J.

Source: Narrative Inquiry, Volume 12, Number 1, 2002 , pp. 225-231(7)

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

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Abstract:

The author comments on Freeman's concept of the narrative unconscious, especially its emphasis on culturally shared unconscious memories. Several questions are posed, including: (1) Can memory be “collective?“; (2) What are cultural givens and how do people collectively experience them?; and (3) Are cultural “memories“ only located at the level of nation states? Each of these questions is briefly discussed.

Document Type: Short communication

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/ni.12.1.30ras

Publication date: 2002-08-01