Taken together, American place names are a unique primary source, a record of our cultural memory.
At present there is little cultural memory of the camps, but it will gradually take over.
Calendar time and cultural memory are different, though they may overlap.
If they do have a cultural memory, it's probably told in tales or myths.
Some might see cultural memory as becoming more democratic, due to liberalization and the rise of new media.
Others see cultural memory as remaining concentrated in the hands of corporations and states.
Both works draw on imagery from what might be described as our collective cultural memory.
The question of cultural memory and belonging is a recurrent theme.
"I'm teaching them how to have a cultural memory."
The songs seemed to glow from within, turning cultural memory into personal reveries.