Public Histories in South Africa: Between Contest and Reconciliation
Public history has long been practiced in South Africa, yet its content and purpose have always been deeply contested. In a deliberate, state-driven process, it has undergone extensive change since 1994, helping to redefine the nation in the post-apartheid era. There have been two principal means o...
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Public history has long been practiced in South Africa, yet its content and purpose have always been deeply contested. In a deliberate, state-driven process, it has undergone extensive change since 1994, helping to redefine the nation in the post-apartheid era. There have been two principal means of achieving this goal: the first has been to commission a large number of new memory sites and the second has been to insist on a renovation of older sites, whose previous incarnation served the narrow interests of a small white minority. While clear new narratives have emerged, the process has witnessed continuing contests over representation and competing claims to the heritage estate.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee7f11ce3f6349fe9dea0bb4c3cfd5852023-06-01T05:33:12ZengUTS ePRESSPublic History Review1833-49892023-03-013010.5130/phrj.v30i0.8374Public Histories in South Africa: Between Contest and ReconciliationHeather Hughes0Lincoln University Public history has long been practiced in South Africa, yet its content and purpose have always been deeply contested. In a deliberate, state-driven process, it has undergone extensive change since 1994, helping to redefine the nation in the post-apartheid era. There have been two principal means of achieving this goal: the first has been to commission a large number of new memory sites and the second has been to insist on a renovation of older sites, whose previous incarnation served the narrow interests of a small white minority. While clear new narratives have emerged, the process has witnessed continuing contests over representation and competing claims to the heritage estate. https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/phrj/article/view/8374legacy project, post-apartheid memorial complex, struggle narrative, rehumanising heritage |
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| title | Public Histories in South Africa: Between Contest and Reconciliation |
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| title_short | Public Histories in South Africa: Between Contest and Reconciliation |
| title_sort | public histories in south africa between contest and reconciliation |
| topic | legacy project, post-apartheid memorial complex, struggle narrative, rehumanising heritage |
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