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The AI Work of Art in the Age of its Co-Creation
(C. Fernández-Castrillo- The AI Work of Art in the Age of its Co-Creation- «Magazén», 4, 2023, n. 2, pp. 357-383, 2023)Almost one century after Walter Benjamin’s dissertation on the value of the work of art under the impact of its technological reproduction on the roots of globalization and mass media society, the current research aims to ... -
Post Wow, is Less More? A Critical Approach to Animated Mapped Projection for Art Historical Knowledge Sharing The Twentieth-Century Mural as a Case Study
(B. Farré Torras, L. Crespillo Marí, M. Soares, Post Wow, is Less More? A Critical Approach to Animated Mapped Projection for Art Historical Knowledge SharingThe Twentieth-Century Mural as a Case Study, «Magazén», 5, 2024, n. 1, pp. 149-171, 2024)This paper critically considers digital curatorial practices, increasingly used both in commercial and museum settings, involving the animated mapped projection of digitised works of art. It draws attention to the problematic ... -
Megadungeon: A Model for Media Complexity
(P. Berti- Megadungeon: A Model for Media Complexity- «Magazén», 4, 2023, n. 2, pp. 219-244, 2023)The essay aims to propose the diagrammatic structure of the megadungeon as a metaphor to represent the complexity, interconnectedness, and multi-layered nature of the current media scenario, including its active branches ... -
A Preliminary Geography of the (Mega)Dungeon
(A. Roast- A Preliminary Geography of the (Mega)Dungeon- «Magazén», 4, 2023, n. 2, pp. 191-217, 2023)The dungeon and megadungeon are imagined spaces of a complex and interconnected network that emerged in fantasy tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) from the 1970s. As a space distinctive to early TTRPGs it is characterised ... -
Into the Megadungeon: An Introduction
(P. Berti-S. De Vincentis-G. De Seta,Into the Megadungeon: An Introduction, «Magazén», 4, 2023, n. 2, pp. 183-189, 2023)This special issue outlines a new model capable of encompassing the complexity of contemporary digital ecosystems: the ‘megadungeon’. The articles included in this collection approach the megadungeon model from different ... -
Statue Wars
(P. Ashton, Statue Warsm, «Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp. 1–12, 2021) -
Should They Stay or Should They Go? Contested Statues
(C. Yeats, Should They Stay or Should They Go?: Contested Statues, «Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp. 1–3, 2021)This contribution considers the current debates about the place of monuments, such as the statue of Captain Cook in Hyde Park, which reached a recent high point during the Black Lives Matter protests across Australia in ... -
A Matter of History' Or What to do With an Empty Plinth
(N. Sentance, ‘A MATTER OF HISTORY’: Or What to do With an Empty Plinth, «Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp. 147-151, 2021)Can we engage in the discussion around colonial monuments if we not are prepared to engage in potentially uncomfortable conversations about our shared history? This commentary asks this and questions why we velementally ... -
Off The Pedestal: The Fall of Edward Colston
(J. Moody, Off the Pedestal: The Fall of Edward Colston, «Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp. 1–5, 2021)This paper considers the fall of the statue of Edward Colston in long historical perspective and reflects on the place of history, memory and ‘heritage’ within this. The statue has its own long history of protest and ... -
Righting History: Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia
(P. Kiem, Righting History: Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, «Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp. 1-8., 2021)In recent years there has been ongoing controversy in the United States regarding monuments and place names commemorating the Confederate cause in the American Civil War. The following discussion focuses on Monument Avenue ... -
Assorted Bastards of Australian History
(P. Daley, Assorted Bastards of Australian History. «Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp. 1–4, 2021)Cook looms as large in Australian statuary as he does in nomenclature and, perhaps especially, psyche. To those who still deify him as the explorer at the vanguard of white-hatted colonial Enlightenment he remains the Neil ... -
Unfinished Business: Rewriting the Past
(A. Clark, Unfinished Business: Rewriting the Past, «Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp. 1–4., 2021)Understanding History’s history requires reading and analysing the texts it has produced across time, and the diverse historians who made them. In settler-colonial societies like Australia, understanding the power and ... -
Erasing History? Monuments as Archaeological Artefacts
(C. Baxter, Erasing History?: Monuments as Archaeological Artefacts, «Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp.1–3, 2021)Following work on a master’s thesis about relocating monuments, the author reflects on the way that public monuments form an archaeological record of a society, arguing that by thinking of monuments as archaeology rather ... -
‘Who controls the past… controls the future’: A Case for Dialogical Memorialisation
(M. Smith, ‘Who controls the past… controls the future’: A Case for Dialogical Memorialisation, «Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp. 1–12, 2021)Ultimately, dialogical memorialisation is a way to promote critical thinking and engagement with these old statues, moving away from viewing them as nineteenth-century memory culture relics and transforming them into more ... -
Set in Stone? Dialogical Memorialisation and the Beginnings of Australia’s Statue Wars
(B. Scates, Set in Stone? Dialogical Memorialisation and the Beginnings of Australia’s Statue Wars, «Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp.1–12, 2021)Memorials to white explorers and pioneers long stood (virtually) unchallenged in the heart of Australia’s towns and cities. By occupying civic space, they served to legitimise narratives of conquest and dispossession, ... -
'Remembering Aesi': Women's History, Dialogical Memorials and Sydney's Statuary
(K. Lindsey, ‘Remembering Aesi’: Women’s History, Dialogical Memorials and Sydney’s Statuary, «Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp. 1–16., 2021)In this article I draw upon a definition of ‘dialogical memorial’ offered by Brad West to offer an experimental artist's brief that outlines the various ways that a contemporary monument to the colonial artist, Adelaide ... -
Dark Pasts in the Landscape: Statue Wars in Western Australia
(2021-06-22)In an era of reconciliation and truth-telling, many have questioned the symbolic power of statues. A storm of controversy across the globe galvanised an electric energy in which many statues were damaged or toppled. Statues ... -
Toppling the Past? Statues, Public Memory and the Afterlife of Empire in Contemporary New Zealand
(2021-06-22)This article explores some of the recent debates over statues, memorials and cultures of commemoration in New Zealand. These 'statue wars' are particularly focused on explorers, military men, colonial governors, and even ... -
'Setting the Scene': Statue Wars and Ungrateful Citizens
(2021)This article provides an outline of the current statue wars in Australia, England, America, New Zealand and Eastern Europe before reviewing the many of the acts of public history making these contestations have inspired ... -
Flying Below the Radar. Civil Aviation Heritage in Australia's Northern Territory
(F. Shanahan, Flying Below the Radar: Civil Aviation Heritage in Australia’s Northern Territory,«Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp. 1–13, 2021)Australian government administrators and private enterprise took full advantage of the opportunities made possible by civil aviation in Australia’s Northern Territory. Yet, there is a common perception among Territorians ...