| Summary: | Abstract
A remembrance can be oral, written or visual and reflects the behavior of memory, which proceeds by
associations, in “leaps and bounds”, remembering what it wants to remember. If memory becomes a
“documented culture” or a culture “organized in a social memory”, then individual memory becomes historical
and shared, it becomes a strong element of the identity in which it was imprisoned and evokes the memory of
all those who lived the same historical period. If individual memory is important in order to live the present,
collective memory is just as important, because it strengthens the sense of belonging and reawakens the past.
In the current study, the meaning of being the same age and the significance of “generational” remembrance
will be explored. Modern technologies provide great ways to remember, because they rekindle old memories
and make us appreciate past events of our life. Perhaps the most widespread technology is television, which in
Italy has proved to be a useful means to create and maintain national identity. Individual memory adds to
collective memory and individuals trust their memories and the past that they remember, even if history has
been rewritten several times. However, the effort goes towards finding common points rather than diverging
ones and the past in which we believe is the same in which others also believe. Thus, shared memory is
confirmed as an important element of collective and cultural identity.
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