Memory has long been a subject of fascination for poets artists philosophers and historians this timely volume edited by siobhan kattago examines how past events are remembered contested forgotten learned from and shared with others each author in the ashgate research companion to memory studies has been asked to reflect on his or her research companions as a scholar who studies . This timely volume examines how past events are remembered contested forgotten learned from and shared with others each author in the ashgate research companion to memory studies has been asked to reflect on his or her research companions as a. Memory has long been a subject of fascination for poets artists philosophers and historians this timely volume edited by siobhan kattago examines how past events are remembered contested forgotten learned from and shared with others each author in the ashgate research companion to memory studies has been asked to reflect on his or her research companions as a scholar who studies memory. The ashgate research companion to memory studies is a huge contribution to this academic debate on memory the book consists of four parts 1 memory history and time 2 social psychological and cultural frameworks of memory 3 acts and places of memory 4 politics of memory forgetting and democracy the book thus opens up a platform for and a lively dialogue between a wide variety of . The original studies presented in the volume are written by leading experts who emphasize both the continuity of heritage and tradition as well as the memory of hostilities traumas and painful eventscomprised of four thematic sections the ashgate research companion to memory studies provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research within the discipline the principal themes