The Elderly, Childhood Narration and Collective Memory

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

10.22126/jap.2020.2555.1190

Abstract

“Narrative” and “narration” appear to be inseparable parts of the human psychosocial life, to the extent that it can even be mentioned that human being seems to be indefinable and inconceivable without this component and its twin component, namely “time”. The present manuscript is an attempt to understand how the mechanism of narration works, with regard to the concept of collective memory and specifically the silent historical objects in the elderly. Such an effort may help to “understand” such a mechanism and, to its maximum extent possible, open the door to the subject matter. Of course, this launching can be opened directly or indirectly, and as a dilatory goal, to the subsequent studies of or empathetic therapeutic proceedings for the elderly, in the field of reminiscence therapy. The nature of this manuscript demands theoretical allusions and the conceptual composition of those allusions, and therefore an essential part of its body will be based on such a basis. To concretely configure the story of this manuscript, the narrative world of the 82- to 84-year-olds from Kermanshah, Iran have been selected as the experimental domain of study. The central object of their childhood collective memory was set on the settlement of some Polish migrants in Kermanshah during the presence of the allied, that is, when they were between seven and eight years old. Having conducted a semi-structured interview with them, there was compiled the way of imprinting the elements of that central object in their “world of perception” and the parade of the overt and covert elements of that central object in their narrative system. Besides, based on theoretical concepts, an attempt has been made to provide a concrete discussion.
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W.W.W.Adam Mickiewicz Institute
W.W.W.gov.pl.iran-en 2005

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Bals, K. (2001). Generational mentality, a psychoanalytic view of generational differences. Argenon Journal, 19, 1-30. [Persian]
Brockmeier, J. (2002). Remembering and forgetting: Narrative as cultural memory. Culture & Psychology, 8(1), 15-43.
Brockmeier, J. & Carbaugh, D. (Eds.). (2001). Narrative and Identity, Studies in Autobiography, Self and Culture. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Cattell, M. G., & Climo, J. (Eds.). (2002). Social memory and history: Anthropological perspectives. Altamira Press.
Fiske, J., & Hartley, J. (1978). Reading television Methuen. Methuen.
Freud, Z. (2003). Childhood Memories and Hidden Memories (translated by Behzad. Barakat). Argenon Journal, 21 (Psychoanalysis 1), 201-209. (Original language release date, 1991) [Persian]
Freud, Z. (2003). Outlines of psychoanalytic theory (translated by H. Payende). Argenon Journal, 22 (Psychoanalysis 2), 2-73. (Original language release date, 1993) [Persian]
Freud, Z. (2003). Outlines of psychoanalytic theory (translated by Hossin. Payende). Argenon Journal, 22 (Psychoanalysis 2), 2-73. (Original language release date, 1993) [Persian]
Freud, Z. (2003). Mourning and mourning (translated by Morad. Farhadpour).
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Gusman, p. (2010). Nostalgia for light. [Movie]. [Persian]
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Hobshaum, A. (2018). The Age of Revolution (translated by A. A. Mahdian and A. Salehi). Tehran: Akhtaran.
Hinchman, L. P., & Hinchman, S. (Eds.). (1997). Memory, identity, community: The idea of narrative in the human sciences. Suny Press.
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Najmabadi, A. (1995). The story of the girls of Quchan. Tehran: Roshangaran. [Persian]
Majd, M. GH. (2016). Victory Bridge, Famine Land, Iran in World War II. (Translated by Ali. Fathi Ashtiani). Tehran: Institute of Political Studies and Research. [Persian]
Martin, V. (2003). Narrative theories. (Translated by Mohammad. Shahba). Tehran: Hermes. (Original language release date, 1986). [Persian]
Mokhtari Esfahani, R. (2011). Documents from the occupation of Iran in World War II. Tehran: Presidential Research and Documentation Center. [Persian]
Moradi, M., & Sahebkar, M. (2018). East Iran in World War II: The Passage of Polish Immigrants. Historical research of Iran and Islam, 23, 127-152. [Persian]
Molly, K. (2007). Fundamentals of Psychoanalysis, Freud, Lacan. Tehran: Ney. [Persian]
Najmabadi, A. (1995). The story of the girls of Quchan. Tehran: Roshangaran.
Olick, J., & Robbins, J. (1988). Social memory Studies, from Collective memory to the Historical Sociology of Mnemonic Practices. Annual Review of sociology, 24, 105-140.
Piaget, J. (2003). Symbol formation in children (translated by Z. Tawfiq). Tehran: Ney. [Persian]
Ricoeur, p. (2016). Ideology, ethics, politics. (Translated by Majid. Akhgar). Tehran: Cheshmeh.
Ricoeur, p. (1995). History, memory, forgetfulness. Conversation, 3(8), 47-60. [Persian]
Saleh, GH. M. (2005).First Constitutional Assembly. Maziar Publications, Tehran. [Persian]
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Shirmohammadi, M. (2017). Polish House. Tehran: Cheshmeh. [Persian].
Sinai, Kh. (1362). Lost elegy. [Movie]. [Persian]
Sternfeld, L. (2018). “Poland Is Not Lost While We Still Live”: The Making of Polish Iran, 1941–45. Jewish Social Studies, 23(3), 101-127.
W.W.W.Adam Mickiewicz Institute
W.W.W.gov.pl.iran-en 2005
References
Atkinson, R. L. (2018). The contex of psychology (translated by M. T. Braheni). Tehran: Roshd. [Persian]
Bals, K. (2001). Generational mentality, a psychoanalytic view of generational differences. Argenon Journal, 19, 1-30. [Persian]
Brockmeier, J. (2002). Remembering and forgetting: Narrative as cultural memory. Culture & Psychology, 8(1), 15-43.
Brockmeier, J. & Carbaugh, D. (Eds.). (2001). Narrative and Identity, Studies in Autobiography, Self and Culture. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Cattell, M. G., & Climo, J. (Eds.). (2002). Social memory and history: Anthropological perspectives. Altamira Press.
Fiske, J., & Hartley, J. (1978). Reading television Methuen.Methuen.
Freud, Z. (2003). Childhood Memories and Hidden Memories (translated by Behzad. Barakat). Argenon Journal, 21 (Psychoanalysis 1), 201-209. (Original language release date, 1991) [Persian]
Freud, Z. (2003). Outlines of psychoanalytic theory (translated by H. Payende). Argenon Journal, 22 (Psychoanalysis 2), 2-73. (Original language release date, 1993) [Persian]
Freud, Z. (2003). Outlines of psychoanalytic theory (translated by Hossin. Payende). Argenon Journal, 22 (Psychoanalysis 2), 2-73. (Original language release date, 1993) [Persian]
Freud, Z. (2003). Mourning and mourning (translated by Morad. Farhadpour).
 
Argenon Journal, No. 21 (Psychoanalysis 1), 83-101. [Persian]
Gusman, p. (2010). Nostalgia for light. [Movie]. [Persian]
Hobshaum, A. (2001). The Age of the Ends (translated by H. Mortazavi). Tehran: Agah.
Hobshaum, A. (2018). The Age of Revolution (translated by A. A. Mahdian and A. Salehi). Tehran: Akhtaran.
Hinchman, L. P., & Hinchman, S. (Eds.). (1997). Memory, identity, community: The idea of narrative in the human sciences. Suny Press.
Hinchman, L. P., & Hinchman, S. (Eds.). (1997). Memory, identity, community: The idea of narrative in the human sciences. Suny Press.
Natzmer, C. (2002). Remembering and forgetting: Creative expression and reconciliation in post-Pinochet Chile. Social memory and history. Anthropological perspectives, 161-179.
Najmabadi, A. (1995). The story of the girls of Quchan. Tehran: Roshangaran. [Persian]
Majd, M. GH. (2016). Victory Bridge, Famine Land, Iran in World War II. (Translated by Ali. Fathi Ashtiani). Tehran: Institute of Political Studies and Research. [Persian]
Martin, V. (2003). Narrative theories. (Translated by Mohammad. Shahba). Tehran: Hermes. (Original language release date, 1986). [Persian]
Mokhtari Esfahani, R. (2011). Documents from the occupation of Iran in World War II. Tehran: Presidential Research and Documentation Center. [Persian]
Moradi, M., & Sahebkar, M. (2018). East Iran in World War II: The Passage of Polish Immigrants. Historical research of Iran and Islam, 23, 127-152. [Persian]
Molly, K. (2007). Fundamentals of Psychoanalysis, Freud, Lacan. Tehran: Ney. [Persian]
Najmabadi, A. (1995). The story of the girls of Quchan. Tehran: Roshangaran.
Olick, J., & Robbins, J. (1988). Social memory Studies, from Collective memory to the Historical Sociology of Mnemonic Practices.Annual Review of sociology, 24, 105-140.
Piaget, J. (2003). Symbol formation in children (translated by Z. Tawfiq). Tehran: Ney. [Persian]
Ricoeur, p. (2016). Ideology, ethics, politics. (Translated by Majid. Akhgar). Tehran: Cheshmeh.
Ricoeur, p. (1995). History, memory, forgetfulness. Conversation, 3(8), 47-60. [Persian]
Saleh, GH. M. (2005).First Constitutional Assembly. Maziar Publications, Tehran. [Persian]
Santner, A. L. (2017). Wandering objects, mourning, memories and movies in post-war Germany. (Translated by Fatah. Mohammadi). Zanjan: Third Millennium. [Persian]
Shirmohammadi, M. (2017). Polish House. Tehran: Cheshmeh. [Persian].
Sinai, Kh. (1362). Lost elegy. [Movie]. [Persian]
Sternfeld, L. (2018). “Poland Is Not Lost While We Still Live”: The Making of Polish Iran, 1941–45. Jewish Social Studies, 23(3), 101-127.
W.W.W.Adam Mickiewicz Institute
W.W.W.gov.pl.iran-en 2005
 
Aging Psychology
Volume 6, Issue 3 - Serial Number 22
October 2020
Pages 205-217

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