Measuring Transnational Memory? Discovering ...
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Measuring Transnational Memory? Discovering the Potential of the Corpus-Linguistic Analysis of Historical References in Debates on Current Conflict
Author(s) :
Sangar, Eric [Auteur]
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Administratives, Politiques et Sociales - UMR 8026 [CERAPS]

Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Administratives, Politiques et Sociales - UMR 8026 [CERAPS]
Book title :
Media and Politics: Discourses, Cultures, and Practices
Pages :
330-355
Publisher :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Publication date :
2017
ISBN :
978-1527500228
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Science politique
English abstract : [en]
How can the emergence of transnational memories be operationalized and measured using quantitative corpus analysis? This chapter suggests three core insights: on a theoretical level, it shows how collective memory shapes ...
Show more >How can the emergence of transnational memories be operationalized and measured using quantitative corpus analysis? This chapter suggests three core insights: on a theoretical level, it shows how collective memory shapes the uses of historical lessons in public discourses on contemporary wars and interventions, and why the analysis of these discourses can enable us to detect possible effects of memory transnationalisation. On a methodological level, it details a corpus-analytical framework that uses quantitative methods to perform a longitudinal comparison of discursive uses of historical references across different national contexts and thus to detect potential instances of transnational memory discourses. Finally, on an empirical level, it presents initial results of such analysis based on a corpus of newspaper articles on contemporary conflict from France, Germany, and the U.S. The results highlight that historical references are indeed mobilised in times of crisis and that one can identify a surprisingly large set of shared references used across all three national contexts.Show less >
Show more >How can the emergence of transnational memories be operationalized and measured using quantitative corpus analysis? This chapter suggests three core insights: on a theoretical level, it shows how collective memory shapes the uses of historical lessons in public discourses on contemporary wars and interventions, and why the analysis of these discourses can enable us to detect possible effects of memory transnationalisation. On a methodological level, it details a corpus-analytical framework that uses quantitative methods to perform a longitudinal comparison of discursive uses of historical references across different national contexts and thus to detect potential instances of transnational memory discourses. Finally, on an empirical level, it presents initial results of such analysis based on a corpus of newspaper articles on contemporary conflict from France, Germany, and the U.S. The results highlight that historical references are indeed mobilised in times of crisis and that one can identify a surprisingly large set of shared references used across all three national contexts.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
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Non spécifiée
Administrative institution(s) :
Université de Lille
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