PROCEEDINGS OF THE LATVIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Review of the new publication Legacy of Memories Through Generations: The Perspective of Life Stories

Keywords: generations, memory transfer, life stories
Language: In Latvian

The author of the article evaluates the collective monograph of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia, Legacy of Memories Through Generations: The Perspective of Life Stories, published in 2022. The evaluated monograph examines the rich range of Latvian life stories of the 20th century for the first time in a generational perspective, using both a horizontal (within generations) and a vertical (generational succession) perspective. The author of the article has highlighted the contribution of each author to the expansion of life story research.