What kind of historical narratives are young people exposed to and what do they make of them? This volume brings together humanities and social sciences scholars in a study of youth and memory in different European regions. It explores the connections between the historical narratives expressed by young people and the broader, multifaceted historical narratives mediated by their cultures.
The notion of annotation is associated in the Humanities and Information Sciences with different concepts that vary in coverage, application and direction of impact, but have conceptual parallels as well. This publication reflects on different practices and associated concepts of annotation, puts them in relation to each other and attempts to systematize their commonalities and divergences in a…
The societal significance of old age and ageing are increasing due to demographic developments. Age(ing) is not only a biological and social fact, but also a cultural one. This book reveals the importance of cultural factors in order to build a framework for analyzing and understanding cultural constructions of ageing, bringing together scholarly discourses from the arts and humanities as well …