Monuments and Memory: Archaeological Perspectives on Commemoration (Cultural Heritage Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813079233 ISBN 13: 9780813079233

Verlag: University Press of Florida, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

Examining the pasts, evolving meanings, and silenced histories surrounding public monuments  

This volume examines many different public monuments to increase understanding of the cultural factors that have shaped their creation, maintenance, and—in some cases—removal. The role of monuments in communities and society continues to be an important and controversial topic, and the case studies in this volume contribute to this conversation by assessing the ways such markers can be empowering or marginalizing from a wide range of perspectives.

The monuments discussed here represent historical events from the Revolutionary War through the Korean War, including the “slave auction block” formerly located on the streets of Fredericksburg, Virginia; memorials to Confederate soldiers across the South and in northern POW cemeteries; and the Pullman National Monument in Chicago for workers who participated in the 1894 Pullman strike. This volume also highlights the dearth of statues memorializing the achievements of women and minorities, especially women of color, and contributors discuss whether recent movements advocating for more inclusive histories will lead to an increase in monuments honoring people whose narratives have been suppressed.

Looking at the powerful role of monuments in conveying the memory of history to future generations, the contributors to Monuments and Memory show why it is important to address the messages of these sites and ask whose histories they may be silencing. This book demonstrates how conversations surrounding preservation and interpretation of monuments encourage community involvement.

A volume in the series Cultural Heritage Studies, edited by Katherine Hayes

Contributors: Mark Cassello | Richard F. Veit | Mark Cianciosi | Joshua Butchko | Diane Wallman | Suzanne Spencer-Wood | Sherene Baugher | Lu Ann De Cunzo | John H. Jameson | Jeffrey Smith | Hilary Green | Brant Venables | Timo Ylimaunu | Paul R. Mullins | Kerri Barile | Harold Mytum | Melissa Ziobro | M. Jay Stottman | Levi Fox | Matthew Litteral

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John H. Jameson, retired archaeology public interpretation lead with the United States National Park Service, is coeditor of Unlocking the Past: Celebrating Historical Archaeology in North America.

Sherene Baugher is professor emeritus of anthropology and landscape architecture at Cornell University.

Richard Veit is professor of anthropology and interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Monmouth University. Baugher and Veit are coeditors of The Archaeology of Cemeteries and Gravemarkers.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University Press of Florida
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0813079233
• ISBN 13: 9780813079233
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 318
• Herausgeber: Jameson John H., Baugher Sherene, Veit Richard
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