History after apartheid

By Annie E. Coombes

Subjects: History, Post-apartheid era, Cultural policy, Social aspects of Memory, Art, South African, South africa, South African Art, Anti-apartheid movements, Historical museums, Historic sites, Memory, Race relations, Interpretive programs, Politics in art, Apartheid, Monuments, Social aspects

Description: Summary:History after Apartheid explores the dilemmas posed by a wide range of visual and material culture including key South African heritage sites. How prominent should Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress be in the museum at the infamous political prison on Robben Island? How should the postapartheid government deal with the Voortrekker Monument mythologizing the Boer Trek of 1838?