minus-squarecurmudgeonaf@mastodon.socialtoAcademicChatter group@a.gup.pe•"Colonial statues in post-colonial Africa: a multidimentional heritage" by Sophia Labadi (2023).linkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months ago@Barros_heritage @academicchatter @histodons @histodon @anthropology @culturalheritage @archaedons There’s a difference between remembering history and celebrating it. It’s important to remember the mistakes and ugly moments of the past, in order to learn from them. However, glorification through statues should be reserved for worthy people and causes who deserve it. linkfedilink
@Barros_heritage @academicchatter @histodons @histodon @anthropology @culturalheritage @archaedons There’s a difference between remembering history and celebrating it. It’s important to remember the mistakes and ugly moments of the past, in order to learn from them. However, glorification through statues should be reserved for worthy people and causes who deserve it.