How to Transcend the Researcher/Researched Divide in the Social Sciences: Reflections on the Contribution of Collective Memory-Work

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Hamm ◽  
Ruairí Weiner ◽  
Mary P. Corcoran
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Collective Memory ◽  
Memory Work ◽  
The Social ◽  
Collective Memory Work

Bridging the gap between the social science and the social ontology of collective memory

2019 ◽  
pp. 175069801987608
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Blustein
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Collective Memory ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Social Ontology ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Margaret Gilbert ◽  
Social Media Site ◽  
The Social ◽  
Collective Remembering

It is commonplace to attribute memories to groups of individuals both large and small. Attributions of memories to groups are also found in social science research. This article proposes using philosophical accounts from the literature on social ontology to help clarify and deepen our understanding of how these terms are being employed in the social sciences. Two contrasting accounts of collective remembering are presented: the joint commitment account derived from the seminal work of Margaret Gilbert, and the participatory intentions account based on Christopher Kutz’s analysis of collective action. The implications of these accounts for clarifying notions of collective memory and remembering in the social sciences are explored through two case studies—one involving a social media site that promotes sharing of memories among users and the other concerning organizational remembering.

scholarly journals Historical Dialogues, Collective Memory Work, and the (Dis)continuation of Conflicts

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (33/34) ◽  
pp. 702-728
Author(s):  
Sara Dybris McQuaid ◽  
Henrik Sonne Petersen ◽  
Sara Dybris McQuaid
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Memory Work ◽  
Collective Memory Work

“We’re all in an abusive relationship with the health-care system”: Collective memories of transgender health care

2021 ◽  
pp. e20210013
Author(s):  
Charlie Davis ◽  
Corey W. Johnson ◽  
Ashley Flanagan ◽  
Washington Silk
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Collective Memory ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Memory Work ◽  
Health Care Experiences ◽  
Collective Memory Work ◽  
Care System

Collective memory work allows participants to recall, examine, and analyze their memories and experiences within a broader cultural context to see how their individual experiences link to collective, shared experiences of similar and/or different groups. This study utilized collective memory work to engage six trans participants in an examination of their individual experiences with health care. During a four-hour focus group, participants engaged in this process of discourse analysis and came to collective agreements about the meaning of their stories, the intentions of the author, and the intentions of others in their shared lived experience. In this paper, we will provide a thorough and rich description of the participants’ memories and their collective analysis, which highlights the interconnection between perceptions of oneself and their experiences with the health-care system. Our analysis revealed participants felt they had a toxic relationship with the health-care system. In particular, they discussed how health-care professionals left trans people tremulously asking for services, uncertain if they would receive care, what the quality of the care would be, and whether they would be treated respectfully. When discussing positive health-care experiences, participants highlighted when fears and anxieties were not realized, but all instances reflected some inappropriate actions. The results from this study will contribute to research on trans health care by providing a nuanced understanding of how health-care experiences impact trans communities collectively, as well as the ways in which health practices can be improved.

Inside out: what we (don’t) talk about when we talk about research

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venka Simovska ◽  
Laila Colding Lagermann ◽  
Heba Salah Abduljalil ◽  
Line Lerche Mørck ◽  
Dorte Kousholt
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Deep Insight ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Memory Work ◽  
Good Quality Research ◽  
Collective Memory Work ◽  
Inside Out

In this article, we discuss issues that are rarely (if ever) talked about in research: experiences of deep insight and inspiration, of meaning-making, of embodied passion and of excitement related to the practice of engaging in qualitative research and of being a qualitative researcher. These are the ‘aha’ moments or ‘eureka’ experiences. Drawing on Frigga Haug’s collective memory work, five individual memories were articulated as text and analysed collectively over a period of six months. By analytically deploying the concept of generativity, we portray the tensions, dynamics and interactions that (co)create aha moments and movements as a way of enacting situated research(er) agency and of challenging the neoliberal instrumentalization of research and researchers. Our aim is to contribute to visualizing and fostering small but powerful steps in innovative, good quality research and bringing desire and passion (back) into research practice.

scholarly journals Tavshed som magt og afmagt

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanne Marlene Dahl
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Process ◽  
Memory Work ◽  
The Social

Hvorfor beskæftige sig med tavshed? Fordi tavshed kan indikere både fraværet af magt, afmagt og magt. Tavshed er således ikke en entydig størrelse, og der er også identificeret forskellige former for tavshed i den internationale forskning. Men der savnes i forskningslitteraturen dels en specifik forståelse af tavshed som en proces, dels konkrete analysestrategier til at identificere forskellige former for tavshed i tekster. Derfor fokuseres der i denne artikel på at forstå tavshed og italesættelse som gensidigt konstituerende, hvorfor der også argumenteres for relevansen af et nyt begreb om tavsliggørelse. Hovedparten af artiklen er koncen- treret om tre teknikker til en identifikation af tavsliggørelse i tekster, nemlig komparativ diskursanalyse, dekonstruktion og erindringsarbejde. Søgeord: tavsliggørelse, diskurs, analysestrategi, komparativ diskursanalyse, dekonstruktion og erindringsarbejde  Different forms of silence exist. The article draws attention to the dynamic process of silencing that takes place within discourse which is a constituting feature of any text. Although silence is elusive, the article outlines three different techniques that can help researchers within the social sciences to uncover glimpses of silence: comparative discourse analysis, deconstruction and memory work. Keywords: Silence, silencing, discourse, method, comparative discourse analysis, deconstruction and memory work 

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