Media of Remembering

'Media of Remembering: Photography and Phonography in Everyday Remembering' is a three year research project funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
The project investigates the everyday ways in which people remember and how photography and recorded music are involved in these processes, using a multi-method approach. We are exploring the similarities and differences in the two media’s uses as vehicles of memory and their meaning and significance in different social and cultural contexts. We are also considering the wide variation in the ways people remember and the roles which memories perform in everyday life.
The project aims to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between individual memory and its social and cultural contexts, bringing the personal and collective dimensions of remembering into view of one another. On this website you will find information about our research and output, ways you can participate in the research, and links to other aspects of the project you may find of interest.