Afterword: Memory worlds in times of Corona. (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Erll, Astrid
• Other Names: Vollmeyer Johanna guest-editor.; Ferrándiz Francisco guest-editor.; Hristova Marije guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Memory studies. Volume 13:Number 5(2020)
• Page Start: 861
• Page End: 874
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: Covid-19 -- pandemics and memory -- rhythmanalysis -- the Spanish Flu; Memory -- Periodicals; Memory -- Periodicals; 153.1205
• DOI: 10.1177/1750698020943014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-6980

Abstract

This afterword addresses the complex temporal and global dynamics of the coronavirus pandemic. After considering some of the new social rhythms that have emerged in the wake of Covid-19 around the world, it turns to the role of collective memory before, during and after corona. The aim is to provide a basic grid for how the Covid-19 pandemic could be addressed using memory studies expertise and concepts such as premediation, memorability, memory (ab)use, national memory, colonial memory, racial stereotypes, the digital archive, generational memory, or Anthropocene time.