collective memory

shared pool of memories, knowledge and information of a social group that is significantly associated with the group's identity
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collective memory

Summary

collective memory is a knowledge type[1]. It draws 222 Wikipedia views per month (knowledge_type category, ranking #4 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • collective memory is credited with the discovery of Maurice Halbwachs[3].
  • collective memory's instance of is recorded as knowledge type[4].
  • collective memory is a type of phenomenon[5].
  • collective memory is a type of memory[6].
  • collective memory is a type of knowledge[7].
  • collective memory comprises cultural memory[8].
  • collective memory comprises communicative memory[9].
  • collective memory comprises memory[10].
  • collective memory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Collective memory[11].
  • collective memory's facet of is recorded as social group[12].
  • collective memory's facet of is recorded as collective consciousness[13].
  • collective memory's has characteristic is recorded as selection[14].
  • collective memory's has characteristic is recorded as perspective[15].
  • collective memory's different from is recorded as social memory[16].
  • collective memory's significant person is recorded as Maurice Halbwachs[17].

Body

Definition and Type

collective memory's instance of is recorded as knowledge type[4]. Recorded subclass of include phenomenon[5], memory[6], and knowledge[7].

Use and Application

Components include cultural memory[8], a phenomenon[18]; communicative memory[9], a phenomenon[19]; and memory[10], a cognitive process[20].

Why It Matters

collective memory draws 222 Wikipedia views per month (knowledge_type category, ranking #4 of 18).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . bpb.de. Retrieved . bpb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bpb.de. Retrieved . bpb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . bpb.de. Retrieved . bpb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). collective memory. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/collective-memory
MLA “collective memory.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/collective-memory.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_collective-memory_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{collective memory}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/collective-memory}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of knowledge type
    Has part(s) cultural memory, communicative memory, memory
    Has parts
    Significant person Maurice Halbwachs
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 5935, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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