2021-02-27 at 20:06:54
Aurelija Daukšaitė-Kolpakovienė from Vytautas Magnus University
will present Transmitted Memories in David Whitehouse’s The Long Forgotten
Abstract
The presentation aims to discuss how transmitted memories are represented in David Whitehouse’s novel The Long Forgotten (2018). Dove Gale, the protagonist, remembers memories that are not his own individual memories but rather transmitted memories of other characters. In other words, these are "memories of memories" (Pickering and Keightley 2012). They help Dove understand who he really is and where he comes from. The discussion relies on memory studies, especially works by Marianne Hirsch (1996, 2006, 2008), and relevant concepts in the field.
In section
British and Commonwealth Literature