Cultural Practices
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,
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Cultural Practices
- Jul 2, 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 18, 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
- Apr 30, 2020
- 7 min
THE VALUE OF PARKS IN EVERYDAY LOCKDOWN
Abi Gilmore considers how the COVID-19 crisis is shaping cultural participation and the practicing of public space in urban parks. She refle
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