#Monument

Pepys Cashwell

PeterCashwell

In ALONG THOSE LINES, I quoted my old Folklore professor, Daniel Patterson: "History tells you what happened; folklore tells you how people FEEL about what happened." I believe his words

Alana M. Vincent

ProfAMV

This image has been circulating heavily this year, mostly in posts marking Juneteenth. But it’s not quite what it looks like.https://twitter.com/calamity_jt/status/1274041814987620352 In the context it’s being used, it seems like

Dave Taylor

LinConspirators

I visited Gettysburg yesterday with expert extraordinare, Bob Bowser from the @DrMuddHouse. Along with seeing the battlefield, we ended up going on a search for rock carvings. It all started

Gareth Harney

OptimoPrincipi

1) Who protected and maintained the hundreds of public monuments in ancient Rome? We know at least some of the monuments had caretakers who lived close by and were devoted

Elizabeth Slattery

EHSlattery

When I first heard about this, I *almost* couldn't believe presidents had interpreted "land" to include the ocean and designate "ocean monuments" using the Antiquities Act (and presumably get around

CB_Arolygu / RC_Survey

RC_Survey

Tintern Abbey was the 1st Cistercian monastery in Wales, founded 1131 by Walter fitzRichard of Clare. Colonised by a group of monks from the mother house at l’Aumone, the construction

lvl. 9 Riot Rogue

LittIe_Legs

Just like every other person who live tweets, I, too, am in DC today. My little legs just touched downThere is a crash on 395, so be aware if you

A l'ombre des mots

alombredesmots

1. C’est en 1920, il y a 100 ans, que de nombreuses communes des @cotesdarmor22, prennent la décision d’ériger un des #monumentsauxmorts de la Grande Guerre. @R1Le_Gall, @MonuMorts, @DURANDrobin, @JBigorgne,

Sue Greaney

SueGreaney

Ok, as @Bluestone4 has asked for my opinion, here goes. Comments relate only to the peer-reviewed paper, not to the TV programme. The re-discovery of a stone monument not far

Airbag Moments. 😷🇺🇸 STOP THE BIG LIE

airbagmoments

Charleston, SC is considering taking down some confederate monuments.Richard Bodek, a local history prof, wrote a brilliant letter to the editor of the Charleston paper that is such an effective

The Social Distancing Mayor

jamesdecker2006

I know there’s no room for context or nuance in 2020 America, but I’m going to try anyway. The debate over this statute really touches a nerve with me, because

James M. Thomas (JT) 🌹

Insurgent_Prof

THREAD on Oxford's Confederate Monument (with thanks to @CristenHemmins):Yesterday, community members gathered at the Lafayette County Chancery building, where county supervisors held a special meeting to consider the fate of

Erin L. Thompson

artcrimeprof

The US National Park Service says monuments in its care “will not be altered, relocated, obscured, or removed, even when they are deemed inaccurate.” They'll add signage to "contextualize" monuments.

Jake Walker

Jake_W

Public history/memory thought here: I have no love for the Confederacy, but at the same time, I think one of the reasons the Edmund Pettus bridge holds such significance as

Mike “10ForTheBigGuy”

Doranimated

Azerbaijani rabbi Shneor Segal said, “We love our homeland Azerbaijan. We pray for the victory and for liberation of the lands occupied by the aggressor.” Compare the tolerance of Azerbaijan

Reuben Rose-Redwood

R_RoseRedwood

With all the interest in statue removals & renaming these days, I thought some might find further inspiration from our book, "The Political Life of Urban Streetscapes: Naming, Politics, &

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