Bharat International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Research Article

Collective memory and national identity in post-colonial societies

Mariana Souza1; João Pedro Almeida2; Fatima Hassan3
1. Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Brazil.
2. Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal.
3. Cairo University, Egypt.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.00000/bijhss.2026.000002
Keywords: Memory Identity Post-colonialism History Culture
Received2026-05-10
Revised2026-05-28
Accepted2026-09-22
Published2026-11-05

Abstract

This article discusses how post-colonial societies build national identity through official memory, commemorations and school curricula, comparing the cases of Brazil, Angola and Mozambique.

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