Sfoglia Contributi in rivista / Contributions in journals and magazines per Soggetto "Statues"

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    • A Matter of History' Or What to do With an Empty Plinth 

      Sentance, Nathan (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 ...

    • Dark Pasts in the Landscape: Statue Wars in Western Australia 

      Gregory, Jenny (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 ...

    • Erasing History? Monuments as Archaeological Artefacts 

      Baxter, Claire (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 ...

    • Making Public History. Statues and Memorials 

      Kean, Hilda (H. Kean, Making Public History: Statues and Memorials. «Public History Review», 28 (2021), pp.1–7, 2021)
      In June 2020 Black Lives Matter had become prominent in the USA and was taken further in various countries . This included opposition to certain statues and memorials , such as those previously supporting slavery. Such ...

    • Making public history: Statues and memorials 

      Kean, Hilda (H. Kean, Making Public History: Statues and Memorials, «Public History Review», 2021, 28, pp. 1-7, 2021)
      In working on this edition Keira Lindsay and Mariko Smith have asked ‘whether monuments should be deconstructed, reconstructed or destroyed.’1 Clearly attention to statues and memorials has recently been explored in ...

    • Off The Pedestal: The Fall of Edward Colston 

      Moody, Jessica <University of Bristol> (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 

      Kiem, Paul <HTANSW> (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 ...

    • 'Setting the Scene': Statue Wars and Ungrateful Citizens 

      Lindsey, Kiera <Griffith University>; Smith, Mariko <Australian Museum> (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 ...

    • Toppling the Past? Statues, Public Memory and the Afterlife of Empire in Contemporary New Zealand 

      Ballantyne, Tony (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 ...