Keywords
The Great War, World War II, Memory, History
Abstract
History and memory are both constuctions of the past. They are formed in distinct ways, however; thus the respective "pasts" created are also distinct. On one hand, a "history" is a representation of a past time, interpreted from documents and materials surviving from that era. A "memory," on the other hand, is a perception of a past event with relation to present circumstances. While history attempts to depict the past objectively and with accuracy, memory evaluates the past's significance to the lives of modern individuals.
Recommended Citation
Schill, Erin
(2024)
"Mind the Gap: Social Divisions in History and Memory of the Great War,"
The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing: Vol. 44:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thetean/vol44/iss1/3