The Desire for Memory and the Resurgence of the Individual

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The Desire for Memory and the Resurgence of the Individual

Lin Shijian 1* , Bai Fan 2
  • 1 Communication University of China    
  • 2 Communication University of China    
  • *corresponding author tobytobby@qq.com
Published on 28 November 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/26/20230850
LNEP Vol.26
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-83558-163-6
ISBN (Online): 978-1-83558-164-3

Abstract

The social dimension of memory research has gradually compressed the space for individual memory, posing a crisis for the existence of individual memory. This article attempts to graft Jacques Lacan’s theory onto the issue of memory, proposing three theoretical formulations: the Real of Memory, the Imaginary of Memory, and the Symbolic of Memory. Through these formulations, the article aims to explore the mechanisms of memory operation with the individual as the central focus of discussion and theoretical anchor. Furthermore, it reconsiders why the “capitalized memory” actively retreats and concedes through the operation of desire or lack, ultimately attaining a recognition-based satisfaction.

Keywords:

memory, three realms of memory, desire

Shijian,L.;Fan,B. (2023). The Desire for Memory and the Resurgence of the Individual. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,26,84-88.
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References

[1]. Habermas, M. (2002). On collective memory (B. Biran & J. Guo, Trans.). Shanghai: Shanghai People’s Publishing House. (Original work published 1925) (pp. 68-69).

[2]. Assmann, A. (2021). Introduction to cultural memory research. In Cultural Memory Research Guide (A. Assmann & A. Neuen, Eds.) (L. Gongzhong & L. Xia, Trans.). Nanjing: Nanjing University Press. (pp. 7).

[3]. Olick, J. (2021). From collective memory to sociology of memory practices and memory products. In Cultural Memory Research Guide (A. Assmann & A. Neuen, Eds.) (L. Gongzhong & L. Xia, Trans.). Nanjing: Nanjing University Press. (pp. 189).

[4]. Wu, Q. (2011). Jacques Lacan: Reading your symptoms. Beijing: Renmin University of China Press. (pp. 440-441).

[5]. Connerton, P. (2000). How societies remember (R. Nijbargi, Trans.). Shanghai: Shanghai People’s Publishing House. (Original work published 1989) (pp. 2).

[6]. Wu, Q. (2011). Jacques Lacan: Reading your symptoms. Beijing: Renmin University of China Press. (pp. 127).

[7]. Lacan, J. (2005). Écrits (B. Fink, Trans.). New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company. (pp. 78). Cited in Wu, Q. (2011). Jacques Lacan: Reading your symptoms. Beijing: Renmin University of China Press. (p. 412).

[8]. Zhao, J. (2015). Traumatic memory: Psychological facts and cultural representations. Journal of Literature and Art Theory, (02), 111.

[9]. Lacan, J. (2005). Écrits (B. Fink, Trans.). New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company. (pp. 228).

[10]. Wu, Q. (2011). Jacques Lacan: Reading your symptoms. Beijing: Renmin University of China Press. (p. 427).


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Shijian,L.;Fan,B. (2023). The Desire for Memory and the Resurgence of the Individual. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,26,84-88.

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References

[1]. Habermas, M. (2002). On collective memory (B. Biran & J. Guo, Trans.). Shanghai: Shanghai People’s Publishing House. (Original work published 1925) (pp. 68-69).

[2]. Assmann, A. (2021). Introduction to cultural memory research. In Cultural Memory Research Guide (A. Assmann & A. Neuen, Eds.) (L. Gongzhong & L. Xia, Trans.). Nanjing: Nanjing University Press. (pp. 7).

[3]. Olick, J. (2021). From collective memory to sociology of memory practices and memory products. In Cultural Memory Research Guide (A. Assmann & A. Neuen, Eds.) (L. Gongzhong & L. Xia, Trans.). Nanjing: Nanjing University Press. (pp. 189).

[4]. Wu, Q. (2011). Jacques Lacan: Reading your symptoms. Beijing: Renmin University of China Press. (pp. 440-441).

[5]. Connerton, P. (2000). How societies remember (R. Nijbargi, Trans.). Shanghai: Shanghai People’s Publishing House. (Original work published 1989) (pp. 2).

[6]. Wu, Q. (2011). Jacques Lacan: Reading your symptoms. Beijing: Renmin University of China Press. (pp. 127).

[7]. Lacan, J. (2005). Écrits (B. Fink, Trans.). New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company. (pp. 78). Cited in Wu, Q. (2011). Jacques Lacan: Reading your symptoms. Beijing: Renmin University of China Press. (p. 412).

[8]. Zhao, J. (2015). Traumatic memory: Psychological facts and cultural representations. Journal of Literature and Art Theory, (02), 111.

[9]. Lacan, J. (2005). Écrits (B. Fink, Trans.). New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company. (pp. 228).

[10]. Wu, Q. (2011). Jacques Lacan: Reading your symptoms. Beijing: Renmin University of China Press. (p. 427).