History after apartheid

By Annie E. Coombes

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

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?