Public Art, Artefacts and Atlantic Slavery: Introduction

Bernier, Celeste-Marie; Newman, J. E.

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“…It is no surprise that museums (whether in the UK or elsewhere, even in Ghana) tend to opt for representations that remain palatable to their targeted audiences -and no less so that, as a consequence, they will be attacked for whitewashing the horrors of the past. 6 A related type of criticism worries about the balance, or lack thereof, between a focus on the abolitionists and the enslaved Africans and African agency. Most participants in these debates would agree that the balance has moved away from the previous glorification of abolitionist heroes such as William Wilberforce and, eventually, the 1807 British parliament.…”

Section: The United Kingdommentioning

confidence: 98%

“…As Bernier and Newman argue in a special issue of Slavery & Abolition , there is always a tension between ‘thanatourism, which seeks to reproduce the feelings of terror and death as part of the experience; and heritage tourism, which displays cultural and historical achievements’. It is no surprise that museums (whether in the UK or elsewhere, even in Ghana) tend to opt for representations that remain palatable to their targeted audiences – and no less so that, as a consequence, they will be attacked for whitewashing the horrors of the past 6 …”

Section: Western Civilization Peer Pressure and Atonementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Public Memories of the Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery in Contemporary Europe

Oostindië¹

2009

European Review

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For centuries, major European states were involved in the Atlantic slave trade and in slavery in their colonies in the Americas. In the last decade, this subject has attracted serious but uneven attention in Europe beyond the realms of descendants and academia. The British, French and Dutch governments have engaged with the subject, expressing remorse and stimulating public commemorations. Portugal and Spain on the other hand have hardly addressed the subject. The reason for this remarkable divergence, the author suggests, lies with divergent commemorative traditions and the fact that the two Iberian countries have no substantial Caribbean communities as visible reminders of this past. The last part of the article discusses some problems associated with the politicized rediscovery of these embarrassing chapters in European history.

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Section: Western Civilization Peer Pressure and Atonementmentioning

confidence: 99%