Discussing memory raises a range of issues and it is nearly driven by similar stakes, particularly regarding its relationship with the past and identity-related matters. There is often an overlap, and sometimes confusion and ambiguity, concerning the social, political, and cultural stakes of memory, and this ambiguity increases when trying to understand its intersection with identity.
Accordingly, to address the essential elements of this issue, this study seeks to deconstruct and understand the relationship between memory and identity on one hand, and between memory, image and cinema on the other. It is, therefore, a theoretical study of the various interactions and relational dimensions among the triad of memory, identity, and image. Through this, we aim to contribute to overcoming, or at least minimizing, the anxiety associated with the difficulty of framing the relationship between memory and identity, as well as the challenges tied to this scientific anxiety.
Our endeavor lies not only in attempting to define the basic concepts of this study (memory, identity, image, cinema), deconstruct them, examine their theoretical and functional structures, identify their applied and practical dimensions, and simplify the various complexities associated with them, but also in monitoring the relationship between them. This will involve utilizing the results of some scientific studies and research within this framework, as well as exploring the role of image and cinema in reconstructing collective consciousness and shaping the general parameters of the collective memory of nations and human groups, while also raising awareness of the determinants of their identity.
Keywords : Memory, Identity, Image, Iconography, Cinema, Collective Consciousness.
Dr. Farid EL-AMMARY: Doctor in Educational Sciences and Didactic of History, Research Professor in Regional Center for Education and Training Professions in the Fès Meknès region, MOROCCO. Mob : +212661426920