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oapen-20.500.12657-509012023-07-11T09:27:17Z Decolonizing Colonial Heritage Knudsen, Britta Timm Oldfield, John Buettner, Elizabeth Zabunyan, Elvan Museology and heritage studies European history Colonialism and imperialism History bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GM Museology & heritage studies bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBT History: specific events & topics::HBTQ Colonialism & imperialism bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities Decolonizing Colonial Heritage explores how different agents practice the decolonization of European colonial heritage at European and extra-European locations. Assessing the impact of these practices, the book also explores what a new vision of Europe in the postcolonial present could look like. Including contributions from academics, artists and heritage practitioners, the volume explores decolonial heritage practices in politics, contemporary history, diplomacy, museum practice, the visual arts and self-generated memorial expressions in public spaces. The comparative focus of the chapters includes examples of internal colonization in Europe and extends to former European colonies, among them Shanghai, Cape Town, and Rio de Janeiro. Examining practices in a range of different contexts, the book pays particular attention to sub-national actors whose work is opening up new futures through their engagement with decolonial heritage practices in the present. The volume also considers the challenges posed by applying decolonial thinking to existing understandings of colonial heritage. Decolonizing Colonial Heritage examines the role of colonial heritage in European memory politics and heritage diplomacy. It will be of interest to academics and students working in the fields of heritage and memory studies, colonial and imperial history, European studies, sociology, cultural studies, development studies, museum studies, and contemporary art. 2021-10-11T14:24:27Z 2021-10-11T14:24:27Z 2022 book ONIX_20211011_9781000473575_31 9781000473575 9780367569617 9780367569600 9781003100102 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50901 eng Critical Heritages of Europe application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000473575.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003100102 10.4324/9781003100102 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb University of Hull 9781000473575 9780367569617 9780367569600 9781003100102 Routledge 470 open access
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Decolonizing Colonial Heritage explores how different agents practice the decolonization of European colonial heritage at European and extra-European locations. Assessing the impact of these practices, the book also explores what a new vision of Europe in the postcolonial present could look like. Including contributions from academics, artists and heritage practitioners, the volume explores decolonial heritage practices in politics, contemporary history, diplomacy, museum practice, the visual arts and self-generated memorial expressions in public spaces. The comparative focus of the chapters includes examples of internal colonization in Europe and extends to former European colonies, among them Shanghai, Cape Town, and Rio de Janeiro. Examining practices in a range of different contexts, the book pays particular attention to sub-national actors whose work is opening up new futures through their engagement with decolonial heritage practices in the present. The volume also considers the challenges posed by applying decolonial thinking to existing understandings of colonial heritage. Decolonizing Colonial Heritage examines the role of colonial heritage in European memory politics and heritage diplomacy. It will be of interest to academics and students working in the fields of heritage and memory studies, colonial and imperial history, European studies, sociology, cultural studies, development studies, museum studies, and contemporary art.
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