While being aware there is no single recipe or fixed formula, this paper aims to give a tentative answer to how to deal with controversies around monuments. To do so, it first describes what monuments are, in order to explain why they so often become subjects of controversies. It then goes on by introducing a typology of common strategies to culturally rehabilitate monuments in transitional societies and beyond. Finally, it provides two solutions to deal with controversial monuments.

How to deal with controversial monuments?

Federico Bellentani
2021-01-01

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While being aware there is no single recipe or fixed formula, this paper aims to give a tentative answer to how to deal with controversies around monuments. To do so, it first describes what monuments are, in order to explain why they so often become subjects of controversies. It then goes on by introducing a typology of common strategies to culturally rehabilitate monuments in transitional societies and beyond. Finally, it provides two solutions to deal with controversial monuments.
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https://interartive.org/2021/01/how-deal-controversial-monuments-federico-bellentani
Monuments, Memorials, Memory, Interpretation, Urban Studies
Federico Bellentani
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