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Memory studies – multidyscyplinarna podróż w poszukiwaniu metody
Memory studies – a Multidisciplinary Journey in Search of a Method

Author(s): Agata Czajkowska
Subject(s): Methodology and research technology, History of the Holocaust, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: memory studies; interdisciplinary communication; research method;

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the topic of memory studies in the context of research methods used in the social sciences and humanities. The purpose of the text is to character¬ize key methodological approaches in memory studies. Among the methods used in memory studies, interview and oral history are described, moreover memory stud¬ies in psychology, the methodological dimensions of memory places and Holocaust testimonies are characterized. The article draws attention to the need to initiate inter¬disciplinary communication on method and methodology in memory studies, and to innovate the research approaches used.

  • Issue Year: 18/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 39-54
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish