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Description: Monument Culture by Laura A. Macaluso This book brings together a collection of essays from scholars and cultural critics working on the meanings of monuments and memorials in the second decade of the twenty-first century, a time of great social and political change. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Monument Culture: International Perspectives on the Future of Monuments in a Changing World brings together a collection of essays from scholars and cultural critics working on the meanings of monuments and memorials in the second decade of the twenty-first century, a time of great social and political change. The book encourages readers to have a broad view of the challenges facing individuals and society in making sense of public monuments with contested meanings, and the ways in which differing places approach monuments in a landscape where institutions and ideas are under direct challenge from political and social unrest and sharply changed attitudes about the representation of history and memory in the public sphere. The goal is to acknowledge shared experiences through a wider perspective; to contribute to the work of the world-wide heritage community; and to document through publication the history and shifting cultural attitudes towards monument culture across the world, encouraging a more informed approach to monuments and their meanings especially for the public and those outside of academia.The book presents a broad view of the challenges facing individuals and society in making sense of public monuments with contested meanings, and the ways in which differing places, from the United States to Europe to Africa to Australia and New Zealand to South America and beyond, approach monuments in a landscape where institutions and ideas are under direct challenge from political and social unrest and sharply changed attitudes about the representation of history and memory in the public sphere. Author Biography Laura A. Macaluso researches and writes about museums, monuments, and material culture. She has a Ph.D. from the Humanities/Cultural & Historic Preservation Departments at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island and in 2018 the narrative portion of her dissertation titled The Public Artscape of New Haven: Themes in the Creation of a City Image, was published. In 2019 Historic Virginia: A Tour of the States National Historic Landmarks will be published. She lives in Lynchburg, Virginia. Table of Contents Preface & IntroductionLaura A. MacalusoSection 1: Monument Culture Leading EssayChapter 1Homage to Charlottesville: The Spanish Civil War and the International Legacy of the U.S. Monuments DebateAlex VernonSection 2: Monument Culture: Land, People and PlaceChapter 2Implications of Erasure in PolynesiaCarmen S. TomfohrdeChapter 3Monuments in Antarctica: Commemoration of Historic Events or Claims for Sovereignty?Ingo HeidbrinkChapter 4Phnom Penhs Independence Monument and Vientianes Patuxai: Complex Symbols of Postcolonial Nationhood in Cold War-era Southeast AsiaRoger NelsonChapter 5Enshrining Racial Hierarchy through Settler Commemoration in the American WestCynthia C. PrescottSection 3: Monument Culture: Trauma/Violence and Reconciliation/ReparationsChapter 6In Defense of Historical Stains: How Clean Approaches to the Past Can Keep Us DirtyDan HaumschildChapter 7Repairing and Reconciling with the Past: El Ojo que Llora and Perus Public Monumentsusta Carranza KoChapter 8Ruptures and Continuities in the Post-Apartheid Political and Cultural Landscape: A Reading of South African Monument CultureRunette KrugerChapter 9Beyond Ruins: Borgoños Barracks and the Struggle Over Memory in Todays ChileBasil Abdelrazeq FarrajSection 4: Monument Culture: Migration and IdentityChapter 10Iconoclasm and Imperial Symbols: The Gough and Victoria Monuments in Ireland and the British World, 1880-1990Derek N. BoetcherChapter 11Monuments of Refugee Identity: Pain, Unity and Belonging in Three Monuments of Cappadocian GreeksZeliha NilÜfer Nahya and Saim ÖrnekChapter 12Kindertransports in National and International MemoryAmy WilliamsChapter 13A Cubist Portrait of Christopher Columbus: Studying Monuments as Transcultural WorksChiara GrilliSection 5: Monument Culture: Ambiguities and AlternativesChapter 14Visible Differently: Roni Horns Vatnasafn/Library of Water as MemorialElliot KrasnopolerChapter 15Monuments and Other Things that Change: Several Attempts at Titling a PhotographMasha VlasovaChapter 16Illegal Monuments: Memorials between Crime and State EndorsementNauskiaä El-MeckyChapter 17Transnational Social Media Monuments, Counter Monuments, and the Future of the Nation-StateJohnny AlamSection 6: Monument Culture: Strategies and ActionsChapter 18Citizens as Walking Memorials: Rethinking the Monument Genre in the 21st CenturyTanja SchultChapter 19Exhibiting Spectacle and Recasting Memory: Commemorating the First World War in New ZealandKingsley BairdChapter 20Dealing with a Dictatorial Past: Fascist Monuments and Conflicting Memory in Contemporary ItalyFlaminia BartoliniChapter 21Avoiding Iconoclasm: How the Counter-Monument Could Settle a Monumental DebateScott McDonaldSection 7: Monument Culture Closing EssayChapter 22On Creating a Useable Future: An Introduction to Future MonumentsEvander Price Review Macalusos Monument Culture features a wide-ranging, insightful group of essays that span the globe and illuminate one of the most critical issues of our time. From Antarctica to South Korea and beyond, this book is essential reading to understand how communities choose to remember and memorialize the contested past. -- David B. Allison, editor of Controversial Monuments and Memorials: A Guide for Community LeadersThe authors in Monument Culture do not promise solutions to the conundrums posed by monuments in todays world. Instead, youll find something much more challenging and enriching—a transnational survey of commemorative practices that will lead readers to question their beliefs about the cultural work of monuments. -- Modupe Labode, Associate Professor, History and Museum Studies and Public Scholar of African American History and Museums, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Long Description Monument Culture: International Perspectives on the Future of Monuments in a Changing World brings together a collection of essays from scholars and cultural critics working on the meanings of monuments and memorials in the second decade of the twenty-first century, a time of great social and political change. The book presents a broad view of the challenges facing individuals and society in making sense of public monuments with contested meanings. From the United States to Europe to Africa to Australia and New Zealand to South America and beyond, the contributors tackle the ways in which different places approach monuments in a landscape where institutions and ideas are under direct challenge from political and social unrest. It also discusses sharply changed attitudes about the representation of history and memory in the public sphere. The goal is to acknowledge shared experiences through a wider perspective; to contribute to the work of the world-wide heritage community; and to document the history and shifting cultural attitudes towards monument culture across the world, encouraging a more informed approach to monuments and their meanings especially for the public and those outside of academia. Review Quote Ultimately, Monument Culture makes a strong intervention on the growing scholarly literature and media coverage related to monuments. This intervention is particularly welcome as the approach is truly international in scope, emphasizing the global nature of this culture and its complexities in diverse contexts across seven continents. This volume will therefore be of interest to scholars and students of cultural heritage studies, museum studies, library and information science, history, art and architecture. It should also be of value to individuals concerned with or working in public policy arenas, particularly policies pertaining to public space and culture. Details ISBN1538114151 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Year 2019 ISBN-10 1538114151 ISBN-13 9781538114155 Format Paperback Subtitle International Perspectives on the Future of Monuments in a Changing World Place of Publication Lanham, MD Country of Publication United States Edited by Laura A. Macaluso DEWEY 725.94 Pages 300 Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Short Title Monument Culture Language English UK Release Date 2019-05-30 NZ Release Date 2019-05-30 Author Laura A. Macaluso Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs Series American Association for State and Local History Alternative 9781538114148 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2019-05-14 Publication Date 2019-05-02 US Release Date 2019-05-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124256246;

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