Empty Pedestals: Countering Confederate Narratives Through Public Design
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Book Overview Finalist for the UVA Center for Cultural Landscapes' J.B. Jackson Book PrizeA Choice Outstanding Academic TitleEmpty Pedestals uses a des...
Finalist for the UVA Center for Cultural Landscapes' J.B. Jackson Book Prize
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title
Empty Pedestals uses a design perspective to explore how monuments to the Confederacy speak to regionalism, racist political agendas, and residual collective pain. Many designers and artists working in the public realm have created innovative projects to replace Confederate memorials, contextualize those that still stand, and foster new conversations about history, race, and justice in America. By drawing lessons from these initiatives and considering the questions that remain, editors Kofi Boone and M. Elen Deming hope to assist educators and students in combating endemic prejudice and other forms of social division.
For more than a century, the endurance of Confederate monuments, street names, and other memorials in the United States has permitted proponents to establish false and oppressive arguments in defense of so-called historic preservation. The continued presence of these objects maintains symbolic forms of systemic injustice, exclusionary policies and practices, and erasure of the stories, memories, and values of marginalized populations in the American South. While many of these monuments have been taken down since 2017, they account for only a small percentage of the overall number of Confederate relics on public display.
Boone and Deming, along with the volume's fourteen contributors, strive to elevate novel frameworks and shared solutions for the issues that continue to trouble American cultural landscapes. Above all, Empty Pedestals lifts up the voices of people who have confronted hateful narratives and devised strategies that stand up to, and apart from, old mythologies. If and when oppressive symbols such as Confederate monuments are permanently eliminated, design alternatives such as those presented here may offer healing in shared spaces, healthier social discourse, and stronger community resilience.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 232 | Language: English | Publisher: LSU PR | ISBN: 0807181560
FormatHardcover
Pages232
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0807181560
EAN9780807181560
PublisherLSU PR
Publication Date1970-01-01
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.9 Pounds
Length8.6 Inches
Width8.4 Inches
Height0.8 Inches
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