Elena Anatolievna Erokhina,
Doctor of Philosophy Sciences, Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Institutes of Public Memory in the Discursive Space of Neotradition: The Novosibirsk Case
DOI: 10.31518/2618-9100-2022-1-5
The purpose of the article is to assess the role of public memory institutions in the space of neo-tradition. Neo-tradition is understood as a means of identification and form of concern for the present and future, existing in the “gray zone” between myth and logos. The article draws an analogy between individual and collective memory structures with the logos of historical science and mythological consciousness. Reflecting on the role of museums as institutions of public memory, their ability to transform heritage into a tool for mobilization and practical action is emphasized. The growth of private and public museum initiatives testifies to the need of modern man to “root” and comprehend history by non-rational means. It is argued that the loss of the monopoly of historical science to comprehend the past is due to the subordination of the social order of modern society to the imagination. On the example of two cases from Novosibirsk, it is shown how, in the discursive space of neo-tradition, heritage becomes a resource for social development.
Publishing: 28/02/2022
The article has been received by the editor on 01.12.2021
How to cite: Erokhina E.A. Institutes of Public Memory in the Discursive Space of Neotradition: The Novosibirsk Case // Historical Courier, 2022, No. 1 (21), pp. 45–54. [Available online: http://istkurier.ru/data/2022/ISTKURIER-2022-1-05.pdf]
Links: Issue 1 2022
Keywords: public memory, neotradition, social institutions, museum, urban space, Novosibirsk