Counter memorials and counter monuments in Australia's commemorative landscape: A systematic literature review
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Article Title | Counter memorials and counter monuments in Australia's commemorative landscape: A systematic literature review |
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ERA Journal ID | 210554 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Baguley, Margaret (Author), Kerby, Martin (Author) and Andersen, Nikki (Author) |
Journal Title | Historical Encounters |
Journal Citation | 8 (3), pp. 93-120 |
Number of Pages | 28 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | University of Newcastle |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 2203-7543 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.52289/hej8.308 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.hej-hermes.net/8-308 |
Abstract | Over the course of the last four decades there has been a growing interest in the development and impact of counter memorials and counter monuments. While counter memorial and monument practices have been explored in Europe and the United States, relatively little research has been conducted in the Australian context. This systematic literature review examines the current state of scholarship by exploring what form counter monuments and memorials have taken and what events they have focussed on. A total of 134 studies met the selection criteria and were included in the final review. The major factors identified that have impacted on the development of the counter memorial and monument genre in Australia are international and domestic influences, historical, political and social-cultural events in Australia, the socio-political agenda of various individuals or organisations, and the aesthetics of the counter memorials and monuments themselves. The review found that Australia has a diverse and active counter memorial and monument genre, with commemorative practices honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, victims of human made and natural disasters, the experiences of asylum seekers, and the histories and experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities. |
Keywords | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, aesthetics, anti-monuments, anti-memorials, commemorative practices, counter-memorials, counter monuments, human and naturaldisasters, Frontier Wars, Queer memorialisation, women’s history |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 430302. Australian history |
430310. Global and world history | |
430308. European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman) | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
Library Services | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6z70/counter-memorials-and-counter-monuments-in-australia-s-commemorative-landscape-a-systematic-literature-review
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