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Remembering research: memory and methodology in the social sciences
This article examines the conceptualisation and use of memory in the social sciences, both as a methodological tool and as an object of research. The article situates memory as a vast potential resource for the social sciences in the exploration of relations between public and private life, agency and power, and the past, present and future. It goes on to recognise that the methodological issues surrounding the use of memory have, with few exceptions, rarely received sustained attention. The article argues for, and moves towards, developing a coherent account of the variety of practical techniques of using memory in data collection and analysis, and their appropriate use within a clear epistemological framework which distinguishes itself from conventional historiography and it’s criteria of validity. It is argued that without this attention to method, memory will remain on the margins of social science research.
History
School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Communication, Media, Social and Policy Studies
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGYVolume
13Issue
1Pages
55 - 70 (16)Citation
KEIGHTLEY, E., 2010. Remembering research: memory and methodology in the social sciences. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 13 (1), pp. 55 - 70.Publisher
© Taylor & FrancisVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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2010Notes
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1364-5579Publisher version
Language
- en