Generations,Identities, and the Collective Memory of Che Guevara1

Has the image of Che Guevara lost its power to evoke radical politics in the face of pervasive commodification? The commercialization of this 1960s political icon has called into question the power of the market to shape collective memories. Meanwhile, antisystemic movements of the left continue to erect his image at protest events. In light of this contest over how Che Guevara is remembered, we investigate, using data from a survey of Spanish citizens, who is most likely to recall him. We find qualified support for the theory of generational imprinting—Che is more often recalled by those generations who saw him rise to prominence during their formative years, although prominent as a collective symbol rather than as a living person. Our results also corroborate the claim that historical figures or events are more salient for, and therefore more likely to be remembered by, some subgenerational units than others. Thus, although the younger generations are in general more likely than their elders to recall Che, he is most frequently remembered by the highly educated leftists who espouse postmaterialist and posttraditionalist values and identify more with their local regions than with the nation of Spain. These patterns suggest that, in contrast to the dire predictions of mass culture theorists, the memory of Che Guevara has become increasingly tied to markers of social, ethnic‐regional, and political identity.     

Estimation of noncentrality parameters

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Testing a censoring hypothesis through an identity test

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“慕课”在全球的现状、困境与未来

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促进民族大学生社会主义核心价值体系认同的三大要务

民族大学生在思想文化素质和个性心理特征等方面具有一定的特殊性,在促进他们认同社会主义核心价值体系时,要注意把握和处理好他们的民族心理认同与中华民族认同相统一、民族文化认同与中华文化认同相协调、原发宗教信仰与社会主义理想信念相适应三大要务。     

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托克维尔论美国的民主

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