Monumental Disruptions :: Aboriginal people and colonial commemorations in so-called Australia /

Cook anniversary commemorations and statue-toppling Black Lives Matter protests in the USA, dozens of police were sent to guard a statue of Cook in Hyde Park, Sydney. Despite the police presence, two women spraypainted 'sovereignty never ceded' across the statue. Scenes like this are being...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carlson, Bronwyn (Author), Farrelly, Terri (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Canberra, ACT : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Cook anniversary commemorations and statue-toppling Black Lives Matter protests in the USA, dozens of police were sent to guard a statue of Cook in Hyde Park, Sydney. Despite the police presence, two women spraypainted 'sovereignty never ceded' across the statue. Scenes like this are being repeated around the world as societies reassess memorials that no longer reflect today's values. Should they be removed, destroyed or amended? Monumental Disruptions looks for answers. It investigates why commemorations were erected, their meaning for Aboriginal people in Australia, both then and now, and it compares Australia's experience with that overseas.Those who question colonial commemorations have been called UnAustralian; but, in Australia, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities are working together to forge new ways to mark the past. This timely book is essential reading for anyone interested in how a society commemorates and acknowledges its complex history.
Physical Description:1 online resource (368 pages)
ISBN:9780855751159
0855751150
9780855751197
0855751193

There is no print copy available.

Get full text