1. Osborne, Locating Identity

2. Locating Identity Explain the ‘places of memory’ concept. Give examples of such 'places' that you are familiar with. How is memory organized around space and time? Why is memory related to identity of groups? Why is it important for groups to have 'memory' organized a certain way? What are the channels of transmission for group memory (say, in a family, an institution, a nation).

3. Locating Identity Give examples of mnemonic devices (landscapes, verse, objects, etc.). Which ones among them could serve as collective markers, and which ones organize personal memories. How do they differ? Discuss how memory can be individual, collective, and hegemonic.

4. Locating Identity Why does the author say that systems of remembering and forgetting are socially constructed. How is 'forgetting' part of the process of remembering?

5. Locating Identity What, in your opinion, is the significance of memory research for managing memory institutions (libraries, archives, museums)? What do they have in common as connection to building collective identity? What are the pittfals for these institutions?