Maurice Halbwachs (* 11. März 1877 in Reims; † 16. März 1945 im KZ Buchenwald) war ein französischer Soziologe und Philosoph, dessen Werk bis heute das ...

Maurice Halbwachs was a French philosopher and sociologist known for developing the concept of collective memory. Halbwachs also contributed to the ...

Halbwachs' primary thesis is that human memory can only function within a collective context. Collective memory, Halbwachs asserts, is always selective; various ...

In July 1944, the sociologist and professor at the Sorbonne Maurice Halbwachs (1877–1945) was arrested because of his sons' resistance activities.

many centuries. This article will compare Halbwachs's innovative concept of collective memory and its legacy to the concept of collective memory in French texts ...

Halbwachs' primary thesis is that human memory can only function within a collective context. Collective memory, Halbwachs asserts, is always selective ...

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Halbwachs noticed that the memory of ancestors is alive by means of worship. The worship of ancestors is institutionalized, because the living tries to hold ...

Halbwachs' primary thesis is that human memory can only function within a collective context. Collective memory, Halbwachs asserts, is always selective; various ...

Maurice Halbwachs (1877-1945) and the historian Philippe Ariès. (1914-1984). Halbwachs is today a largely forgotten figure. Overshadowed by the intellectual ...