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Focus Interviews in Collective Memory Research

Summary/Abstract: The article is methodological in nature and analyses the use of focus interviews in collective memory research. First, the study design of typical focus interviews is presented and followed by a short review of basic concepts in memory studies indicating that memory is discursive in nature and should therefore be studied through focus group interviews. It is then illustrated with examples of application of the method in collective memory research. Methods employed in two studies are discussed in particular detail. These are two independently conducted projects investigating collective memory in Poznan. Finally, a SWOT analysis of the implementation of focus interview method in collective memory studies is conducted.

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