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Pierre Nora (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ nɔʁa]; born 17 November 1931) is a French historian elected to the Académie Française on 7 June 2001. He is known for his work on French identity and memory.
Pierre Nora, né le 17 novembre 1931 dans le 8e arrondissement de Paris, est un historien français, membre de l' Académie française, connu pour ses travaux sur le « sentiment national » et sa composante mémorielle, sur le métier d'historien, ainsi que pour son rôle dans l' édition en sciences sociales. Son nom est associé à la Nouvelle Histoire.
A review of Realms of Memory, a collection of essays by Pierre Nora on the construction of the French past and identity. The reviewer explores the concept of memory sites, the role of history and memory, and the impact of postcolonialism on French nationalism.
May 20, 2016 · This chapter examines the French historian Pierre Nora's project on the deconstruction of the French national memory, published in three volumes from 1984 to 1992. It explores the context, the structure, the content, and the reception of Les Lieux de mémoire, as well as its implications for historical writing and identity.
Pierre Nora, Memory, and the Crises of Republicanism Ben Mercer College of Staten Island, CUNY Of the great tide of memory studies that swept the historical profession from the 1980s, the most ambitious, monumental, and influential work is surely Pierre Nora's multivolume Les Lieux de mémoire. Its influence, a recent study
John Bodnar reviews Pierre Nora's multivolume study of French national memory and its relation to democracy. He argues that Nora laments the decline of a coherent and mediating national culture and its replacement by fragmented and politicized commemoration.
Les Lieux de mémoire is a multivolume series that explores the history and culture of France through various sites of memory. The first volume, edited by Pierre Nora, focuses on the role of the state in French life and identity.
