Memory in the Twenty-First Century

This book maps and analyses the changing state of memory at the start of the twenty-first century in essays written by scientists, scholars and writers. It recontextualises memory by investigating the impact of new conditions such as the digital revolution, climate change and an ageing population on our world.

Neander Abreu, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil Jeannette Baxter, Anglia Ruskin University, UK Stephan Besser, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Jessica Bland, Nesta, UK Karen R. Brandt, University of Roehampton, UK Joanna J. Bryson, University of Bath, UK Michael Burke, Utrecht University, Netherlands Nicholas Carr, independent scholar, USA Peter Childs, Newman University, UK Thomas F. Coker, independent scholar, UK Claire Colebrook, Penn State University, USA Mark Currie, Queen Mary, University of London, UK Corin Depper, Kingston University, UK Greg Garrard, University of British Columbia, Canada Maggie Gee OBE, Bath Spa University, UK Leigh Gibson, University of Roehampton, UK Sebastian Groes, University of Roehampton, UK Ineke van der Ham, Utrecht University, Netherlands N. Katherine Hayles, Duke University, USA Mike Hulme, King's College London, UK Daniel D. Hutto, University of Wollongong, Australia Flora Lysen, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Martijn Meeter, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands Wendy Moncur, University of Dundee, UK Robert Pepperell, Cardiff School of Art & Design, UK Holly Pester, University of Essex, UK Patricia Pisters, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Stacey Pitsillide, University of Greenwich, UK Adam Roberts, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Will Self, Brunel University, UK Barry C Smith, School of Advanced Study, University of London, UK Hugo Spiers, University College London, UK Larry R. Squire, University of California, USA Jason Tougaw, City University of New York, USA Alison Waller, University of Roehampton, UK Patricia Waugh, Durham University, UK Adriaan van der Weel, University of Leiden, Netherlands John T. Wixted, University of California, USA Heather H. Yeung, Bilkent University, Turkey