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Private Sector Involvement in Public History Production in South Africa: The Sunday Times Heritage Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 October 2013

Sabine Marschall
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Abstract:

This article investigates issues of identity construction and public memorialization in postapartheid South Africa. It focuses on the Sunday Times Heritage Project, a unique private-sector initiative that involved the installation of thirty memorials throughout the country between 2006 and 2008. The article discusses the conceptualization and implementation of the project, pointing out important differences between this private initiative and the state-directed heritage effort. By interrogating the nexus between race, space, and memory in the construction of memorials, the article highlights the significance of placement and location in the formation of new identity discourses.

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Get article explore les questions de construction d'identité et de rites publiques de commémoration en Afrique du Slid depuis la fin de l'Apartheid. Il se concentre sur le “Heritage Project” du Sunday Times, une initiative originale du secteur privé comprenant l'installation de trente lieux commémoratifs à travers le pays entre 2006 et 2008. L'article examine la conceptualisation et l'implémentation du projet, indiquant les différences importantes entre cette initiative privée et les initiatives de commémoration du secteur public. En interrogeant l'interconnexion entre race, espace et mémoire dans la construction des lieux de commémoration, l'article met l'accent sur la signification et l'emplacement de ces lieux dans la construction des nouveaux discours identitaires.

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African Studies Review , Volume 53 , Issue 3 , December 2010 , pp. 35 - 59
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Copyright © African Studies Association 2010

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