通过口述史分析巴勒斯坦难民如何在黎巴嫩保持集体记忆
Collective Memory and Narrative Cohesion: A Computational Study of Palestinian Refugee Oral Histories in Lebanon
- 基于共享籍贯和居住地，用语义嵌入分析叙事相似性
- 共同起源显著提升叙事主题与关键意象的相似度
- 女性回忆更聚焦英国殖民经历，体现记忆的性别维度
本研究利用巴勒斯坦口述历史档案（POHA），探讨黎巴嫩境内巴勒斯坦难民群体如何通过共享叙事维系对大灾难（Nakba）的集体记忆。基于哈尔布赫斯的群体记忆理论，我们采用成对叙事相似性统计分析，重点考察共享性别与地理背景的影响。通过文本表征与语义嵌入技术处理访谈内容，发现共享籍贯是叙事在主题关键词、地标与重要人物方面高度相似的关键因素；共享居住地进一步强化叙事凝聚力，尤其当与共同起源结合时效果更显著。此外，女性叙事在讲述英国殖民经历方面展现出更强的主题一致性，凸显记忆建构中的性别维度。研究深化了对流散群体中集体记忆的理解，强调口述史在守护巴勒斯坦身份、抵抗遗忘中的关键作用。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
This study uses the Palestinian Oral History Archive (POHA) to investigate how Palestinian refugee groups in Lebanon sustain a cohesive collective memory of the Nakba through shared narratives. Grounded in Halbwachs' theory of group memory, we employ statistical analysis of pairwise similarity of narratives, focusing on the influence of shared gender and location. We use textual representation and semantic embeddings of narratives to represent the interviews themselves. Our analysis demonstrates that shared origin is a powerful determinant of narrative similarity across thematic keywords, landmarks, and significant figures, as well as in semantic embeddings of the narratives. Meanwhile, shared residence fosters cohesion, with its impact significantly amplified when paired with shared origin. Additionally, women's narratives exhibit heightened thematic cohesion, particularly in recounting experiences of the British occupation, underscoring the gendered dimensions of memory formation. This research deepens the understanding of collective memory in diasporic settings, emphasizing the critical role of oral histories in safeguarding Palestinian identity and resisting erasure.
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