Citation

Gildea R. Mem. Stud. 2013; 6(1): 37-52.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1750698012463892

PMID

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Abstract

There are two conflicting cultural memories of 1968: one that celebrates liberation and the other that condemns political violence and sexual excess. This article, based on interviews with five former 1968 activists in France, explores the ways in which they seek to navigate between their personal memories of becoming an activist, positive and negative group memories of being an activist, and the contested cultural memories of 1968, in order to make sense of 1968 and their part in it.

Language: en