Memory Practices and Learning : Interactional, Institutional, and Sociocultural Perspectives (hc)

Åsa Mäkitalo

ISBN 10: 1681236206 / ISBN 13: 9781681236209

Published by Information Age Publishing, 2017

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Memory and learning are seen as mental phenomena and generally studied as brain processes, for example, withinvarious branches of psychology and neuroscience. This book represents a rather different tack, based on socioculturaltheory, cultural psychology and dialogism. Authors from many different disciplines and countries study memory andlearning as practices adopted by people in different interactional and institutional contexts. Studies range fromdetailed analyses of situated activities to broad sociohistorical studies of cultural phenomena and collective memoriessuch as national narratives and physical symbols for commemorating events and traditions. By focusing on howpeople engage in remembering and learning, this book provides a necessary complement to currently popularneuroscientific approaches.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memory Practices and Learning : Interactional, Institutional, and Sociocultural Perspectives (hc)
• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1681236206
• ISBN 13: 9781681236209
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 28D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 28 millimeters depth
• Weight: 813 grams

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Synopsis

Memory and learning are seen as mental phenomena and generally studied as brain processes, for example, within various branches of psychology and neuroscience. This book represents a rather different tack, based on sociocultural theory, cultural psychology and dialogism. Authors from many different disciplines and countries study memory and learning as practices adopted by people in different interactional and institutional contexts. Studies range from detailed analyses of situated activities to broad sociohistorical studies of cultural phenomena and collective memories such as national narratives and physical symbols for commemorating events and traditions. By focusing on how people engage in remembering and learning, this book provides a necessary complement to currently popular neuroscientific approaches.

About the Author

Asa Makitalo, University of Gothenburg.Per Linell, University of Linkoeping, Sweden.Roger Saljoe, University of Gothenburg.