Abstract
In light of recent controversies around the removal or modification of public commemorative art, such as memorials and monuments, this paper interrogates the value of competing approaches to counter-memorial practice using the framework of agonistic memory. It argues that much counter-memorial practice today, as it relates to historical memory, is dominated by a “cosmopolitan” mode that fails to offer a convincing response to the rise of right-wing populism and its instrumentalization of conflicts over public commemorative art. The article investigates two case studies of counter-memorial interventions that focus on the memory of fascism in Europe today and seeks to identify and assess emergent agonistic practices.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-15 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Constellations |
Volume | 0 |
Issue number | 0 |
Early online date | 20 Apr 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 20 Apr 2020 |
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Anna Bull
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