History, Memory and Public Life introduces readers to key themes in the study of historical memory and its significance by considering the role of historical ex

What stories do we tell about America’s once-great industries at a time when they are fading from the landscape? Pennsylvania in Public Memory attempts to ans

This issue explores the challenges raised by the interaction of history with public life, specifically focusing on situations where social compacts are reshaped

Oral history is inherently about memory, and when oral history interviews are used "in public," they invariably both reflect and shape public memories of the pa

At the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa, visitors confront the past upon arrival. They must decide whether to enter the museum through a door mark