Speaking for a long time : public space and social memory in Vancouver /
Author / Creator: | Burk, Adrienne L. (Adrienne Lee), 1954- |
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Imprint: | Vancouver : UBC Press, c2010. |
Description: | xviii, 191 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8382584 |
Summary: | In the late 1990s, Vancouver's Downtown Eastside became the setting for three monuments - Crab Park Boulder, Marker of Change, and Standing with Courage, Strength and Pride. The monuments were grassroots initiatives that challenged the norms of civic art by claiming a place in public space for society's most vulnerable groups, and each figured in debates about many kinds of violence. This vivid account of the creation of memory-scapes in a marginalized community offers unique insights into the links between power, public space, and social memory and asks us to reconsider what constitutes public art that will "speak for a long time." Emphasizing the resilience and agency of artists, activists, and residents, Adrienne Burk shows that grassroots activism can give the socially marginalized a visible presence in our urban landscapes. |
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Physical Description: | xviii, 191 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780774816984 (bound) 0774816988 (bound) 0774816996 9780774816991 |