History after Apartheid - Visual Culture and Public Memory in a Democratic South Africa

How should post-apartheid South Africa present its history - in museums, monuments, and parks.

List of contents

List of Illustrations ix

Acknowledgments xiii

List of Abbreviations xvii

Introduction: Making History Memorable 1

1. Translating the Past: Apartheid Moments in Postapartheid South Africa 19

2. Robben Island: Site of Memory/Site of Nation 54

3. District Six: The Archaeology of Memory 116

4. New Histories for Old: Museological Strategies 149

5. What's in a Name? The Place of "Ethnicity" in the "New" South Africa 206

6. New Subjectivities for the New Nation 243

Epilogue: Changing Places 279

Notes 297

Bibliography 339

Index 355

About the author

Annie E. Coombes

Summary

Analyzes how, in the midst of the momentous shift to an inclusive democracy, South Africa's visual and material culture represented the past while at the same time contributing to the process of social transformation. This book explores the dilemmas posed by a range of visual and material culture including key South African heritage sites.

Product details

• Authors: Annie E. Coombes, Coombes, Annie E Coombes, Annie E. Coombes
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.11.2003
• EAN: 9780822330608
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-3060-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Weight: 726 g
• Illustrations: 117 photos, incl. 11 in color
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Zweite Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert (1950 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Südafrika, Regionalstudien