In Germany, since the 1970s there has been a great focus on cultural memory in terms of the Nazi era and then the Cold War era (in both East and West Germanies). In the USA there was reflection on WWII and Vietnam memories in the 1980s and 1990s. What is of greatest interest in your land of research or homeland?
Hi Kevin, in my country (Spain) t's been the Civil War, although we non-contemporary historians are a bit tired of the matter. But I think it's the right answer to your question
Isn't it the post-Civil War's response to memory of the Civil that is of great concern?
What about ethnic groups and anti-central statist forces also of continuing foci in terms of narration of regions? autonomy? language and culture also of continuing interest? i.e. in terms of asking for re-education or better education of memory and history of present and future generations?
Finally, some social and cooperative movements are of both local and international concern due to their lack of discussion historically?
Hi
I think in Spain, in fact, the consensus is the confusion. The problem of the "historical memory" in Spain is that it responds a political and ideological project, and consequently the focus is which political parties or electoralist interests designate in each mometn, in a continuous change due to the political circumstamces.
It´s a bad time for historians here.
(Excuse me for my bad English)
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