14 Activity 3.4 – Comparing Memory Practices

Associated Readings:

Selected readings from Section 3 of Toxic Heritage

Targeted Skills:

Comparative analysis, written communication

Directions:

• Select 3 of the contributions in section 3. For each one, record what particular memory practices the community engages in (ex. memorials, curating collections, story telling, etc.). In some cases, the authors are the ones mobilizing heritage practices, such as in Dr. Fiske’s ethnographic research translated into graphic art in Visual Essay 2.
• Write a short essay comparing the memory practices in the studies you selected? What do they have in common? How are they different? Are some more effective than others at accomplishing their respective goals and, if so, why?