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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785428903321

Autore

Marschall Sabine

Titolo

Landscape of memory [[electronic resource] ] : commemorative monuments, memorials and public statuary in post-apartheid South Africa / / by Sabine Marschall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-282-95069-X

9786612950698

90-474-4091-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (424 p.)

Collana

Afrika-Studiecentrum series, , 1570-9310 ; ; v. 15

Classificazione

LO 91690

Disciplina

968.06

Soggetti

Monuments - South Africa

Post-apartheid era - South Africa

Memory - Social aspects - South Africa

Politics in art

South Africa History 1994-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / S. Marschall -- Introduction / S. Marschall -- 1. Cultural Heritage Conservation And Policy / S. Marschall -- 2. Paying Tribute: The First Public Memorials To The Victims Of The Liberation Movements / S. Marschall -- 3. Coming To Terms With Trauma: The TRC And Memorials To The Victims Of Apartheid Violence / S. Marschall -- 4. Imagining Community Through Bereavement: The Institutionalisation Of Traumatic Memory / S. Marschall -- 5. Dealing With The Commemorative Legacy Of The Past / S. Marschall -- 6. Defining National Identity With Heritage: The National Legacy Project / S. Marschall -- 7. Freedom Park As National Site Of Identification / S. Marschall -- 8. Celebrating ‘Mothers Of The Nation’: The Monument To The Women Of South Africa In Pretoria / S. Marschall -- 9. Africanising The Symbolic Landscape: Post-Apartheid Monuments As ‘Critical Response’ / S. Marschall -- 10. Commodification, Tourism And The Need For Visual Markers / S. Marschall -- Conclusion / S. Marschall -- References / S. Marschall -- Table Of Post-Apartheid Monuments / S.



Marschall -- Index / S. Marschall.

Sommario/riassunto

Under the aegis of the post-apartheid government, much emphasis has been placed on the transformation and democratisation of the heritage sector in South Africa since 1994. The emergent new landscape of memory relies heavily on commemorative monuments, memorials and statues aimed at reconciliation, nation-building and the creation of a shared public history. But not everyone identifies with these new symbolic markers and their associated interpretation of the past. Drawing on a number of theoretical perspectives, this book critically investigates the flourishing monument phenomenon in South Africa, the political discourses that fuel it; its impact on identity formation, its potential benefits, and most importantly its ambivalences and contradictions.