Who Tells Your Story : On the Construction of Public Memory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levinson, Sanford.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collective memory in art.

Politics in art.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Gathering contemporary analyses of monument and commemoration controversies from across the United States and the world, Who Tells Your Story is an accessible and provoking examination on public memory and what forces shape it.

Contents:

General Reflections on Public Memory

Remembrance, Forgetfulness, and Public Memory / Sanford Levinson

Public Monuments, Public Schools, Public Stories / Kermit Roosevelt III

Two American Icons

The Jefferson Images at Monticello / Emily Greenfield

King Day / Randall Kennedy

The Particular Problem of Remembering the Civil War

Creating Space for Reflection in Memorial Design / Deborah Gerhardt

After They Fall: Case Studies of Confederate Monuments Post-Removal / Kimberly Probolus

But the Civil War Is Not the Only Issue for Americans

The Cross, the Confederate, and the Constitution / Richard C. Schragger

In the Shadows of the Looming Oaks: Monumental Lessons from Prophetstown and Tippecanoe / Zachary Bray

The National Holodomor Memorial in Washington, DC / Larysa Kurylas

America Is Not Unique: Three Case Studies in Grappling with Complex National Histories

Monumental Shifts: Indigenous Sovereignty, Commemorative Politics, and Australia's Statue Wars / Bruce Scates

Multidirectional Memorial Activism in Germany: The Limits of National Memory Narratives / Anna Saunders

Soviet Monuments as a Security Threat: Insights from Central and Eastern Europe / Aleksandra Kucz Kuczyńska-Zonik and Agata Tatarenko.

Notes:

"Edited by Sanford Levinson, Who Tells Your Story gathers contemporary analyses of monument and commemoration controversies from across the world. Utilizing case studies from a variety of global sites, most of the essays explore controversies in the United States-the memorialization of "Founding Father" Thomas Jefferson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the displacement of Indigenous Nations in the US. Sanford and the contributors ask whose stories (and what stories) get to be told, who gets to tell them, what happens when monuments disappear, and how all of this changes national narratives. Taken together, the essays point to the fact that the construction of "public memory"-a distinct form of civic education-remains a matter of intense public controversy as well as academic concern"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-4780-6231-2

9781478062318

OCLC:

1586550714