Collective Memory Work - 9781138237919

Taylor & Francis

Collective Memory WorkA Methodology for Learning With and From Lived Experience\nAuthor(s): Corey W. Johnson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138237919, 978-1138237919\nSynopsis\nThe seemingly mundane events of daily life create a complex knowledge base of lived experience to be explored. But how does one research common experiences and account for context, culture, and identity? A dilemma arises because experience is not just embedded in events, but also in the socially constructed meanings associated with those events. \n\nThis book details the philosophical underpinnings, design features and implementation strategies of Collective Memory Work a methodology frequently employed by social justice activists/scholars. Collective Memory Work can provide scholars with unique and nuanced ways to solve problems for and with their participants. \n\nMost importantly, the chapters also detail projects and social justice .