| FA-52572-06 | Research Programs: Fellowships for University Teachers | Dell Upton | African American History Monuments and Contemporary Southern Politics | 1/1/2006 - 8/31/2006 | $40,000.00 | Dell | | Upton | | | | University of Virginia | Charlottesville | VA | 22903-4833 | USA | 2005 | Arts, General | Fellowships for University Teachers | Research Programs | 40000 | 0 | 24000 | 0 |
This project examines black-history monuments erected in the American South during the past 30 years. These monuments can be sorted into three phases: memorials to civil-rights leaders, monuments to the 1950s-1960s civil-rights movement itself, and commemorations of black history generally. I will examine the problems of representing a democratic and non-violent history using monumental conventions that typically emphasize leaders and dramatic events. Equally important, I will take into account the political processes that bring these monuments into being, askinghow the interpretation and representation of African-American history has served and been shaped by "urban regimes" devoted to economic development and urban revitalization. |