Assignment: Literature and Cultural Memory
In "Communicative and Cultural Memory," Jan Assmann draws on his own classic work "Collective Memory and Cultural Identity" to analyze a concept he calls "cultural memory."
In two to three pages (excluding title and reference pages), explain in your own words what cultural memory is and apply this concept to literature. How does literary representation of historical events help create our sense of cultural identity? Cite Assmann and other authors, as appropriate, to support your argument.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.