Културната памет като „инсталирана памет“. Културната памет като инструмент за политическа власт
Cultural Memory as an “Installed Memory”. Cultural Memory as an Implement for Political Power

Summary/Abstract: The thesis in this article is that the cultural memory at thecurrent society is a part of the political power. The cultural memory is an“installed memory” which is needed for creation of the own image of a society.It justifies and legitimates the existence of power structure. The power takescare for the mold of the society’s cultural memory. From this point of view wemay not perceive the culture memory just as an implement for differentiationand right to political existence of some concrete community. Because it’s aboutand of something else, namely it’s about power which must to be served fromthe cultural memory. The cultural memory is ruled by the power and the powertakes a decision what concrete have to be remember and what not, it meanswhat have to be forgotten. The ideology of the power plays an essential role inthis process. The cultural memory is an “installed” memory because thegovernment decides what kind of fulcrums to be imposed into it with thepurpose of this memory to work in service of the power structures. The culturememory creates also a special psychology in its bearers and this affects theirbehavior and perception of the world.

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