This collection of oral histories examines how memory is constructed and contested within a community, focusing on the experiences of Italian workers. It offers a nuanced perspective on the relationship between individual recollection, collective narratives, and historical truth.
This article explores oral traditions as sophisticated systems for preserving cultural memory, detailing mnemonic devices, social mechanisms, and their role in identity formation. It highlights how these adaptive systems leverage narrative and performative elements to ensure intergenerational knowledge transmission.
Folk narratives are not static relics but dynamic cultural documents that evolve across generations, mirroring societal shifts. This analysis explores the mechanisms of their transmission and adaptation.
Explore how oral traditions and local legends function as dynamic memory systems, preserving cultural identity and community memory across generations through storytelling and shared experience.
