What we pay attention to shapes what we remember. What we collectively remember shapes who we are. But who decides which stories become part of our collective memory?
Our memories are shaped by what we notice, what we overlook and the stories we repeatedly encounter. But memory is not just an individual process. Societies, too, selectively remember and forget, shaping collective identities, cultural narratives and our understanding of the past.
Stefan van der Stigchel and Sara Polak explore the connection between human attention and collective memory. How do individual perceptions become shared narratives? Whose stories are remembered, whose are forgotten, and what does this mean for how we understand ourselves and shape our future?
