1. Memory of the events and events of the memory: how the Net can change our way of constructing collective memory Alessandra Micalizzi IULM University – Communication dept. [email_address] Culture and the Making of the Worlds 3° ESA mid-term conference – Bocconi University 7th-9th October 2010

2. Collective memory in Post-orality Age Device of the memory (Sciolla,2005) Objectivation of the History Social Practice (Halbwachs, 1950) narratives storage socialization processing

3. Collective memory in Post-orality Age Manipulating narratives Role of the media Circulating narratives Producing narratives About: Public past The Past for the publics (audience)

5. Collective memory of traumatic events Narratives about traumatic events Negotiation of confirmative memory (Namer, 1994) Opportunity to processing and coping trauma The first coin of exchange in online conversation

8. The earthquake in Abruzzi: the results Institutional space participated space Typologies of website Autonomous space

9. The earthquake in Abruzzi: the results Extreme public sphere Peer to peer public sphere Semi-public sphere

12. The earthquake in Abruzzi: an empirical research Do we face with collective memory?

13. The earthquake in Abruzzi: contextual aspects of paritcipation First hours after the earthquake Collective participation anniversary New shakes time

14. The earthquake in Abruzzi: the phases of the processing of collective memory 1.Sedimentation of narratives 2. Processing memory 3. Construction of a Story 4. The risk of oblivious