Cultural Practices
COMPLEX FRAGMENTS OF A STATE-SPONSORED MEMORIAL DURING COLOMBIA’S MASS PROTESTS
Symbolic reparations are part of the transitional justice framework, a process that societies experiencing conflict or massive human rights
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Cultural Practices
- Jul 17, 2020
- 9 min
WHAT COLLECTING SPONTANEOUS MEMORIALS CAN TELL US ABOUT COLLECTING COVID-19 – PART II
In this 2-part article, Kostas Arvanitis reflects on what collecting spontaneous memorials after traumatic events, such as terrorist attacks
Cultural Practices
- Jul 15, 2020
- 6 min
WHO WILL DEAL WITH THE UNDERLYING ISSUES ONCE THE STATUES ARE OUT OF SIGHT?
Over the last weeks, activists in Europe and the US attacked statues of figures perceived to be representations of colonialism, imperialism,
Cultural Practices
- Jul 1, 2020
- 7 min
Q: WHAT, NOW, FOR PUBLIC STATUES WITH RACIST, COLONIAL, OR IMPERIAL HISTORIES?
With Black Lives Matter protests and the toppling of the Colston statue still making headlines in the UK calls to do something about statues
Cultural Practices
- Jun 17, 2020
- 5 min
ICONOCLASM, RE-INTERPRETATION, COUNTER-MEMORIAL, OR WHAT?
In the era of Black Lives Matter, what options are available for dealing with monuments, memorials and statuary with colonialist links?
Cultural Practices
- Jun 15, 2020
- 10 min
MUSEUMS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIODS
What can museums learn from other cultural institutions addressing conflict, memory and transitional justice to support communities during t
Cultural Practices
- May 21, 2020
- 7 min
REMEMBERING 22/5/2017
Jenny Marsden reflects on the work that has taken place with the Manchester Together Archive over the last 18 months, focusing on the volunt
Cultural Practices
- Apr 23, 2020
- 8 min
WHAT COLLECTING SPONTANEOUS MEMORIALS CAN TELL US ABOUT COLLECTING COVID-19 – PART I
Kostas Arvanitis reflects on what collecting spontaneous memorials after traumatic events, such as terrorist attacks, can tell us about coll
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