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Why Do We Need Monuments. Statues and monuments occupy a strange middle ground between hot and banal nationalism. Monuments and historical celebrations play a role in creating a sense of public memory, a shared narrative of “our”. Teens cavort on their steps. When they are first constructed, they can. Birds rest on generals’ heads. Thompson, destroying monuments is “a normal part of human life.” why has it become so divisive? While memorials are well understood in these two roles—as commemorative and political devices—most of the time they are neither. There are many reasons old places matter, from memory, to civic identity, to history, to. Why does it matter if we save these old places or if we don’t? Farber said american monuments exist in part “to create a usable past” for this relatively young country—to tell an easier story than america’s inconvenient, often contradictory. Most often they are just there, in the way, turned off, or enveloped by the quotidian. “i think monuments have the privilege of boredom,” erin l.

Why does it matter if we save these old places or if we don’t? Monuments and historical celebrations play a role in creating a sense of public memory, a shared narrative of “our”. When they are first constructed, they can. There are many reasons old places matter, from memory, to civic identity, to history, to. Most often they are just there, in the way, turned off, or enveloped by the quotidian. Farber said american monuments exist in part “to create a usable past” for this relatively young country—to tell an easier story than america’s inconvenient, often contradictory. Birds rest on generals’ heads. Statues and monuments occupy a strange middle ground between hot and banal nationalism. While memorials are well understood in these two roles—as commemorative and political devices—most of the time they are neither. Teens cavort on their steps.

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Why Do We Need Monuments Farber said american monuments exist in part “to create a usable past” for this relatively young country—to tell an easier story than america’s inconvenient, often contradictory. Teens cavort on their steps. When they are first constructed, they can. Most often they are just there, in the way, turned off, or enveloped by the quotidian. There are many reasons old places matter, from memory, to civic identity, to history, to. Farber said american monuments exist in part “to create a usable past” for this relatively young country—to tell an easier story than america’s inconvenient, often contradictory. Monuments and historical celebrations play a role in creating a sense of public memory, a shared narrative of “our”. Statues and monuments occupy a strange middle ground between hot and banal nationalism. While memorials are well understood in these two roles—as commemorative and political devices—most of the time they are neither. Why does it matter if we save these old places or if we don’t? “i think monuments have the privilege of boredom,” erin l. Thompson, destroying monuments is “a normal part of human life.” why has it become so divisive? Birds rest on generals’ heads.