Open AccessA hálózatok emlékezetei, az emlékezetek hálózatai
Author(s) -
Zsófia O. Réti
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
studia litteraria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2063-1049
pISSN - 0562-2867
DOI - 10.37415/studia/2018/57/3982
Subject(s) - collective memory , metaphor , the internet , relation (database) , sociology , collective intelligence , computer science , cognitive science , world wide web , media studies , psychology , political science , philosophy , linguistics , database , law
The present paper aims to tentatively raise a number of issues regarding the complex relationship between collective memory and the internet, more specifically Web 2.0. First, I briefly demonstrate how the metaphors of the internet and of collective memory have shaped our understanding of the two topics, and I look at the possible interfaces between them. Then, capitalizing upon the metaphor of network, the most prevalent one of such ‘interfaces’, the paper seeks to explore the insights it can offer in relation with collective memories in the age of social media. Finally, I use the example of the late Kádár-era and its online memory to illuminate a few theoretical consequences of imagining contemporary online memory communities as networks.