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How many types of forgetting? Comments on Connerton (2008)

University of Groningen, The Netherlands, j.p.wessel{at}rug.nl

Michelle L. Moulds

The University of New South Wales, Australia, m.moulds{at}unsw.edu.au

In his Memory Studies article `Seven Types of Forgetting', Connerton argues that forgetting on a cultural level is not a unitary phenomenon and that at least seven distinct types can be distinguished. In this commentary, we explore the potential utility of an alternative conceptualization from a psychology perspective. More specifically, we consider how a theoretical framework on individual autobiographical memory may be employed as a metaphor for exploring Connerton's ideas about the forgetting of cultural groups. This metaphor concentrates on commonalities rather than differences between the types of forgetting proposed.

Key Words: autobiographical memory • collective/collectivistic memory • psychology

Memory Studies, Vol. 1, No. 3, 287-294 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1750698008093794


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