Film and Cultures of Memory

Abstract

This book investigates the multiple interconnections between film and different cultures of memory, presenting discussions of, amongst other things, the representation of memory, rememberance and oblivion in films, and the role of film in the construction of collective memory. It is the result of a close cooperation between Saarland University (Saarbrücken, Germany) and Petro Mohyla Black Sea State University in Mykolaiv (Ukraine) and unites contributions of German and Ukrainian scholars of various disciplines. Their papers invite the reader to discover different cultures of memory through case studies about Russia, Spain, USA, Cuba and Germany, and illustrate various approaches in analyzing the relationship of the medium film to (collective) memory and rememberance.