La mémoire et l'événement : le 14 juillet 1789

Denise Maldidier and Jacques Guilhaumou : Memory and Event : July 14 1989 This article explores an essential side of the French collective memory : the commemoration of July 14 1789 held during the ceremonies of the Bicentenial of the French Revolution. Through the analysis of different French newspapers from opposite political sides, they study the constitution of collective memory as discourse. They also question the status of the concept of discourse as history and linguistics envision it.Maldidier Denise, Guilhaumou Jacques. La mémoire et l'événement : le 14 juillet 1789. In: Langages, 28ᵉ année, n°114, 1994. Mémoire, histoire, langage, sous la direction de Jean-Jacques Courtine. pp. 109-125