Should They Stay or Should They Go?
This contribution considers the current debates about the place of monuments, such as the statue of Captain Cook in Hyde Park, which reached a recent high point during the Black Lives Matter protests across Australia in mid 2020. While removing contentious statues from public view may address concer...
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ftunitsydneyep:oai:epress.lib.uts.edu.au:article/7512 2023-05-15T16:15:25+02:00 Should They Stay or Should They Go? Yeats, Christine 2021-06-22 application/pdf text/html https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/phrj/article/view/7512 https://doi.org/10.5130/phrj.v28i0.7512 eng eng UTS ePRESS https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/phrj/article/view/7512/7748 https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/phrj/article/view/7512/7782 https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/phrj/article/view/7512 doi:10.5130/phrj.v28i0.7512 Copyright (c) 2021 Christine Yeats http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Public History Review; Vol 28 (2021): Statue Wars: Protest, Public Histories and Problematic Plinths; 152-156 1833-4989 Black Lives Matter contested context First Nations memory info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Invited Commentary 2021 ftunitsydneyep https://doi.org/10.5130/phrj.v28i0.7512 2022-03-13T14:33:40Z This contribution considers the current debates about the place of monuments, such as the statue of Captain Cook in Hyde Park, which reached a recent high point during the Black Lives Matter protests across Australia in mid 2020. While removing contentious statues from public view may address concerns about their unwanted presence, we must ensure that the contested history they embody is not also erased from society’s memory. We need to develop an acceptable framework for dealing with such monuments within their historical context. Ultimately, there is no single answer to the question: should the vestiges of flawed historical narratives stay or go? It depends on the circumstances of each case. But some things are clear. There is a need for Australia to redress historical and current wrongs against First Nations people. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations University of Technology, Sydney: UTS ePress - Journals Public History Review 28 152 156 |
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This contribution considers the current debates about the place of monuments, such as the statue of Captain Cook in Hyde Park, which reached a recent high point during the Black Lives Matter protests across Australia in mid 2020. While removing contentious statues from public view may address concerns about their unwanted presence, we must ensure that the contested history they embody is not also erased from society’s memory. We need to develop an acceptable framework for dealing with such monuments within their historical context. Ultimately, there is no single answer to the question: should the vestiges of flawed historical narratives stay or go? It depends on the circumstances of each case. But some things are clear. There is a need for Australia to redress historical and current wrongs against First Nations people. |
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