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Posted by smokeymadison on July 24, 2005, at 11:56:02
i have been working on some ideas for a collection of short stories. they would go together in a sequence of particular meaning.
i started with the loss of memory but i think that in order to find a meeting place btw it and myth i am going to have to go with collective memory. or the idea of personal myth might work.
collective memory is the way in which a particular group of people have put their memories together in order to create a sense of their legacy, their past and the way in which the future will be played out. i could find a match btw collective memory and myth, focusing on how particular events have become legendary for a specific group of people through the joining of different people's own memories.
or i could try to match memory with personal myth. people create myths of their own lives for themselves in order to efficiently react to the world. i could bring in the idea of archetypes and how certain ones exist in each of us through the personal myths that we create. memory, of course, is necessary for the creation of these personal myths.
what i don't want to do is to simply write stories based on old myths and archetypes (litlle red riding hood, jack and jill, etc.) i want to make people have to think about what they are reading and to discover some insight into how society (collective memory) or they (personal myth) work.
any ideas, comments would be appreciated.
SM
Posted by sleepygirl on July 24, 2005, at 18:01:25
In reply to memory and myth: a meeting place?, posted by smokeymadison on July 24, 2005, at 11:56:02
You may already know this guy: Joseph Campbell who wrote "The Power of Myth"-a definite must read for such an undertaking. Good luck, sounds great.
-sleepy
Posted by alexandra_k on July 25, 2005, at 21:21:54
In reply to memory and myth: a meeting place?, posted by smokeymadison on July 24, 2005, at 11:56:02
Just a quick thought...
Ian Hacking "Multiple Personality and the Science of Memory"
There is one chapter in there in memory being a constructive (myth making) process.
You might find it interesting and relevant.
Posted by alexandra_k on July 25, 2005, at 21:24:49
In reply to Re: memory and myth: a meeting place?, posted by alexandra_k on July 25, 2005, at 21:21:54
Sorry that was a terrible link to a terrible review. Here is a better one...
Posted by Dr. Bob on July 28, 2005, at 8:15:03
In reply to Re: memory and myth: a meeting place?, posted by sleepygirl on July 24, 2005, at 18:01:25
> You may already know this guy: Joseph Campbell who wrote "The Power of Myth"-a definite must read for such an undertaking.
I'd just like to plug the double double quotes feature at this site:
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The first time anyone refers to a book, movie, or music without using this option, I post this to try to make sure he or she at least knows about it. It's just an option, though, and doesn't *have* to be used. If people *choose* not to use it, I'd be interested why not, but I'd like that redirected to Psycho-Babble Administration:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20020918/msgs/7717.html
Thanks!
Bob
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