Cultural PracticesJul 16, 20206 minWHO 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 PracticesJul 2, 20207 minQ: 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 PracticesJun 18, 20205 minICONOCLASM, 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 PracticesApr 30, 20207 minTHE VALUE OF PARKS IN EVERYDAY LOCKDOWNAbi Gilmore considers how the COVID-19 crisis is shaping cultural participation and the practicing of public space in urban parks. She refle