Breaking the Dead Silence - Engaging With Legacies of Empire Slave Ownership in Bath Bristols

Diverse and distinctive voices in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the toppling of the Colston statue in Bristol. Timely commentaries, insights and experiences in the memoryscape enriching and transforming an uncomfortable heritage through empathy and creativity. Multiple perspectives from academics, artists, activists and heritage professionals, contribute ideas and strategies towards re-telling obscured stories and getting unheard voices heard.

About the author

Dr Christina Horvath is a Reader in French Politics at the University of Bath. Her research engages with agonistic approaches to the legacies of the transatlantic slavery in Western Europe and the Caribbean and to the memory of disputed territories in Europe and Asia. She has led several international projects in this field. Her most recent research focuses on decolonising heritage narratives about gardens, green spaces and botany.

Dr Richard S. White is an independent artist-researcher. His institutional affiliation is as Senior Lecturer in Media Practice in the School of Art Film and Media at Bath Spa University.

Summary

In the immediate wake of the statue toppling this book offers a unique, distinctive and timely contribution to those debates: a series of voices and experiences are offered as critical commentaries and accounts of recent interventions on an official heritage narrative.

Product details

• Authors: Christina White Horvath
• Assisted by: Christina Horvath (Editor), Richard S White (Editor), Richard S. White (Editor)
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2024
• EAN: 9781802075885
• ISBN: 978-1-80207-588-5
• No. of pages: 424
• Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)