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      Collective mental time travel: Creating a shared future through our shared past

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      Memory Studies
      SAGE Publications

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          Abstract

          We connect two areas of research: psychological research on mental time travel as a way of understanding memory and the interdisciplinary work on collective memory. For individuals, remembering the personal past and imagining the personal future are closely related. We explore whether the link can extend to the collective realm. We review two recent studies that support this hypothesis and outline questions that should be addressed by future research. We conclude by addressing the relations between memory, simulation, and group identity.

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                Journal
                Memory Studies
                Memory Studies
                SAGE Publications
                1750-6980
                1750-6999
                July 2016
                June 30 2016
                July 2016
                : 9
                : 3
                : 284-294
                Affiliations
                [1 ]The New School for Social Research, USA
                Article
                10.1177/1750698016645236
                e38be501-dfe8-49c9-a3b2-9215881dcc46
                © 2016

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