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In the Shadow of Monumentum... The War on Statues

Fernsten Nilén, Anna LU (2023) KOVM10 20231
Division of Art History and Visual Studies
Abstract
In the Shadow of Monumentum... the War on Statues explores the last decade's violent protests on colonisation and institutional racism leading to the vandalisation, defacing and in some cases removal or toppling of public monuments. The study explores the chronological events surrounding 4 monuments depicting Edward Colston, Cecil Rhodes and Mary Thomas - “Queen” Mary. Including the persons depicted and the monument's individual history, applying theories of cultural memory, affective economy, object’s agency and iconoclasm with the aim of contributing to a deeper understanding of the complex nature of decision-making and debate surrounding public monuments today.
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author
Fernsten Nilén, Anna LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
The War on Statues
course
KOVM10 20231
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Public Monuments, Affective Economy, Iconoclasm, Cultural Memory, Statue Trashing, Black Life Matter
language
English
id
9133364
date added to LUP
2023-08-14 09:11:57
date last changed
2023-08-14 09:11:57
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  abstract     = {{In the Shadow of Monumentum... the War on Statues explores the last decade's violent protests on colonisation and institutional racism leading to the vandalisation, defacing and in some cases removal or toppling of public monuments. The study explores the chronological events surrounding 4 monuments depicting Edward Colston, Cecil Rhodes and Mary Thomas - “Queen” Mary. Including the persons depicted and the monument's individual history, applying theories of cultural memory, affective economy, object’s agency and iconoclasm with the aim of contributing to a deeper understanding of the complex nature of decision-making and debate surrounding public monuments today.}},
  author       = {{Fernsten Nilén, Anna}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{In the Shadow of Monumentum... The War on Statues}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}