Monumental disruptions : Aboriginal people and colonial commemorations in so-called Australia / Bronwyn Carlson and Terri Farrelly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carlson, Bronwyn, author.

Farrelly, Terri, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aboriginal Australians.

Memorials--Australia.

Memorials.

Australia--Colonial influence.

Australia.

Colonial influence.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xvi, 336 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Production:

National Library of Australia; Sydney Australia

Place of Publication:

Canberra, ACT : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2023.

Summary:

Cook anniversary commemorations and statue-toppling Black Lives Matter protests in the USA, dozens of police were sent to guard a statue of Cook in Hyde Park, Sydney. Despite the police presence, two women spraypainted 'sovereignty never ceded' across the statue. Scenes like this are being repeated around the world as societies reassess memorials that no longer reflect today's values. Should they be removed, destroyed or amended? Monumental Disruptions looks for answers. It investigates why commemorations were erected, their meaning for Aboriginal people in Australia, both then and now, and it compares Australia's experience with that overseas.Those who question colonial commemorations have been called UnAustralian; but, in Australia, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities are working together to forge new ways to mark the past. This timely book is essential reading for anyone interested in how a society commemorates and acknowledges its complex history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780855751159

0855751150

OCLC:

1376193378