ABSTRACT
When using the term “spaces of memory,” I have two possible connotations in mind. First of all, there is Pierre Nora’s concept of les lieux de mémoire: these include a great number of carriers of information and cultural codes, from monuments and the names of topographical features to collections of documents and “documentary” films. I will also mention locations related to historical and political geography, the territories where a given form of representation of historical memory or mentality prevails.
