History after apartheid

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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?

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

Places: South Africa

Times: 1961-,  20th century