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2025-08-16
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Memorials are key sites for the study of collective memory, shaping how societies remember, grieve, and engage with the past. This article reviews current psychological research on memorials from three interrelated perspectives: space, design, and visitor experience. First, it examines how memorials transform contested spaces across their life cycle—from spontaneous emergence to official establishment, re-signification, and removal. Second, it traces the historical shift from vertical, heroic monuments to minimalist, participatory counter-memorials that foster reflection and plural remembrance. Third, it explores methodological approaches—including ethnography, digital analysis, and mobile methods—that reveal how visitors actively interpret memorials through personal and sensory engagement. Together, these perspectives underscore the dynamic, affective, and political nature of memorials and highlight their relevance for understanding the social construction of memory. Memorials are not merely representations of the past, but material, symbolic, and experiential sites through which historical meaning is continuously produced and contested.
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The registered version of this article, first published in Current Opinion in Psychology, 66, Article 102144 , is available online at the publisher's website: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102144
La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en Current Opinion in Psychology, 66, Article 102144 , está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102144
This article has been developed within the framework of the project www.makinghistories.eu(Marie Curie Staff Exchanges Project 10108606), funded by the European Union and coordinated by M. Carretero (UAM). The views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en Current Opinion in Psychology, 66, Article 102144 , está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102144
This article has been developed within the framework of the project www.makinghistories.eu(Marie Curie Staff Exchanges Project 10108606), funded by the European Union and coordinated by M. Carretero (UAM). The views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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Brescó de Luna, I., & Wagoner, B. (2025). The psychology of memorial sites: Space, design and visitor experience. Current Opinion in Psychology, 66, Article 102144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102144
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Facultad de Psicología
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Psicología Básica I