Abstract
This chapter present the importance of memory making in migrant families lives and how emigrants ‘do’ family memory. A representative survey of Lithuanian residents shows that those with emigration experience since 1990 participate in family memory construction more actively. The development of such communicative family memory is family work which demonstrates family solidarity and occurs between and within generations. However, this research shows that gender, age and location influence who is involved in this process with men and younger family members less likely to participate.
Highlights
This chapter analyses the construction of communicative family memory in the light of emigration experience.The globalization processes under way adjust mobility scenarios which are influenced by emigration
The communicative family memory contributes to the development of the family memory archive but may have an impact on life scenarios or behavioral models irrespective of political, economic and social contexts in which the life experiences had developed
According to Keppler (2001: 139), the family memory archive is created by several storytellers through ‘family table conversations’. Based on this methodological approach, the participants of family memory communication have been divided into three channels: 1) the familial channel consisting of parents, grandparents, parents-in-law and siblings; 2) the network channel consisting of uncles/ aunts; and 3) the initiative channel, when the individual tells stories to other family and kin members himself/ herself
Summary
This chapter analyses the construction of communicative family memory in the light of emigration experience. Social and cultural contexts creates different experiences which may be passed down selectively Another peculiarity is that memory communication practices tend to be repeated and information may change while performing the practices subject to the historical context and its evaluation in the public domain. According to Bengston and Black (1973), family members representing older generations have an individual, family and social memory that is passed down to younger generations This process is obvious and accepted as universal common sense. The impact of generations on family memory is reciprocal because narratives allow to identify oneself with recounted experiences Such reciprocity directly influences the memory of the generation since it may help identify oneself with the time period of the parent or the child’s cohort. According to Ricketson (2001), communicative family memory develops, over time, a sense of community, an understanding of what it is and a sense of identity
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