Monument

This document is composed of two sections. The first part is the Exhibition Thesis, which proposes that the use of dialectic models of design and juxtaposition in curation and content can provide context, perspective, and deeper reflection in the visitor, activating well-informe…

In the context of totalitarian regimes and their aftermaths, memorial landscapes are highly contested spaces in which newly emerging governments are quite active in framing and reframing the past as well as mapping a course for the future. Unsurprisingly, statuary and other over…

In geography, "Landscape and Memory" studies focus on the politicized relationship between place and history, referring to this as the "politics of memory." These studies frequently over-privilege two specific foci: nationalism and formal institutions, a focus which excludes the…

The Shahidano Chawk is a monument in the center of Kandahar City, Afghanistan. It was constructed after World War II, in the period between 1946 and 1948. This thesis explores the various meanings the monument has embodied since its creation. It was originally an ethno-nationali…

This dissertation examines the links between memory, history and agency in Belgrade's key lieux de mémoire (Nora 1996). Through an examination of archival, I investigate monuments as negotiated and contested sites, particularly during times of political crises and change. I exam…