meenutamised
Meenutamised is a neologism used in memory studies and cultural discourse to denote the practice of eliciting and preserving memories through deliberate reminders or cues. The term does not refer to a single established theory but is used to describe a family of related activities, from personal memory-keeping to museological or curatorial strategies that trigger recollection in audiences.
Etymology and usage: The word appears to derive from the root meenut- found in Estonian meenutama, meaning
Definition and scope: In practice, meenutamised encompasses mechanisms such as the collection of reminder artifacts (photographs,
See also: Reminiscence, memory cueing, mnemonics, curatorial memory, collective memory.