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

• Superior document: Afrika-Studiecentrum series, v. 15
• Author: Marschall, Sabine.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; v. 15.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (424 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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.

Table of Contents

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.