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In light of the essentially contested character not only of the concepts of "memory" and "culture," but also of "cultural memory" and "memory culture," this chapter explores current uses of these terms as the foundation of, and in order to respond to the additional challenge of understanding, what we mean by "transcultural memory." The meaning of this tripartite concept does not lie in the term itself, of course. We adopt a pragmatic approach to the actual language of memory in use, not an ontological enquiry into what memory actually is or should be. The first two parts of this chapter illustrate the conceptual tensions and inconsistencies within and between studies referring to "memory," "culture" and "cultural memory" or "memory culture" which have emerged in English and German-speaking scholarship. The final part of the chapter explores terminology of transculturation currently in use in the fields of heritage studies, political science, history and sociology, and suggests that the burgeoning field of transcultural memory studies stands to benefit by acknowledging some of the methods and terms used in these fields. The chapter concludes by defending a phenomenological approach

Author

Peter Carrier; Kobi Kabalek

Publisher

DE GRUYTER

Published

2014

Language

EN