Memory Practices and Learning

<p>Memory and learning are seen as mental phenomena and generally studied as brain processes for example within<br />various branches of psychology and neuroscience. This book represents a rather different tack based on sociocultural<br />theory cultural psychology and dialogism. Authors from many different disciplines and countries study memory and<br />learning as practices adopted by people in different interactional and institutional contexts. Studies range from<br />detailed analyses of situated activities to broad sociohistorical studies of cultural phenomena and collective memories<br />such as national narratives and physical symbols for commemorating events and traditions. By focusing on how<br />people engage in remembering and learning this book provides a necessary complement to currently popular<br />neuroscientific approaches.</p>