Collective Memory in the Digital Age
Taha Yasseri, Patrick Gildersleve, Lea David

TL;DR
This paper explores how digital transformation impacts collective memory, distinguishing between digitalized collective memory and collective memory in the digital age, and discusses digital tools for studying these phenomena.
Contribution
It introduces a conceptual framework differentiating digitalized collective memory from collective memory in the digital age and discusses digital tools for studying collective memory.
Findings
Digital tools enable new study methods for collective memory.
Distinction between digitalized collective memory and collective memory in the digital age.
Openings for research using trace data and digital tools.
Abstract
The digital transformation of our societies and in particular information and communication technologies have revolutionized how we generate, communicate, and acquire information. Collective memory as a core and unifying force in our societies has not been an exception among many societal concepts which have been revolutionized through digital transformation. In this chapter, we have distinguished between "the digitalized collective memory" and "collective memory in the digital age". In addition to discussing these two main concepts, we discuss how digital tools and trace data can open doorways into the study of collective memory that is formed inside and outside of the digital space.
Peer Reviews
No public reviews on file for this paper yet. If you reviewed it on a platform where reviews are public (OpenReview, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML), you can paste yours below so the community can read it here.
Videos
No videos yet. Explain this paper in a talk, walkthrough, or lecture? Add one.
Taxonomy
TopicsSocial Media and Politics
