{"product_id":"memorials-now-isbn-9781394154500","title":"Memorials Now","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive guide to addressing the present-day challenges of commemorating the past\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs debates over historical monuments and their meanings unfold, \u003ci\u003eMemorials Now\u003c\/i\u003e offers a critical exploration of how communities can navigate the complex terrain of commemorative practices. From controversial statues to emerging forms of public memory, the topics covered in this timely volume provide insights into historical challenges while also encouraging a more inclusive and just memorial landscape for the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors Cher Krause Knight and Harriet F. Senie explore evolving narratives of heroes and victims, ethical challenges of memorial design, strategies for promoting inclusivity, and possibilities for alternative forms of commemoration. \u003ci\u003eMemorials Now\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes case studies from around the world in which communities are rethinking their memorials and creating innovative memorialization projects that reflect shifting cultural values. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemorials Now\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for students and educators in art history, architecture, urban planning, and cultural studies, as well as professionals in fields such as public art, city planning, museum curation, and civic engagement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Reckoning with the Past 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Critical Issues 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Case Studies 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Future Directions 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: From Heroes to Victims 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Critical Issues 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Case Studies 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Future Directions 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: a More Inclusive Memorial Landscape 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Critical Issues 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Case Studies 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Future Directions 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Alternative Memorial Forms 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Critical Issues 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Case Studies 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Future Directions 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Conclusion 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 279\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHER KRAUSE KNIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Art History at Emerson College. She currently serves on the Boston Public Art Triennial Advisory Group and was previously the Memorial Advisor for One Boston Resilience and Public Art Scholar for the City of Boston. She is co-editor (with Harriet F. Senie) of \u003ci\u003eMuseums and Public Art?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Public Art \u003c\/i\u003e(Wiley Blackwell, 2016)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand author of \u003ci\u003ePublic Art: Theory, Practice and Populism \u003c\/i\u003e(Wiley Blackwell, 2008). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHARRIET F. SENIE\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emerita of Art History at City College and the Graduate Center, CUNY. She served on the New York City Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers and the She Built New York advisory committee. She is the founding co-editor (with Cher Krause Knight) of \u003ci\u003ePublic Art Dialogue\u003c\/i\u003e and co-founder of its international professional organization.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive guide to addressing the present-day challenges of commemorating the past\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs debates over historical monuments and their meanings unfold, \u003ci\u003eMemorials Now\u003c\/i\u003e offers a critical exploration of how communities can navigate the complex terrain of commemorative practices. From controversial statues to emerging forms of public memory, the topics covered in this timely volume provide insights into historical challenges while also encouraging a more inclusive and just memorial landscape for the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors Cher Krause Knight and Harriet F. 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