This book addresses the emergence of 'protest memory' as a powerful contemporary shaper of ideas and practices in culture, media and heritage domains. Directly focused on the role of museum and archive practitioners in protest memory curation, it makes a compelling contribution to our understanding of how social movements and activist experiences are publicly remembered and activated for social and environmental justice.

Examines how the GLAM sector (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) shapes and transmits memories of protest Draws on case study analyses and interviews with cultural workers in these sectors Focuses on innovative heritage methods, including digital media and co-creation practices

Autorentext

Red Chidgey is Senior Lecturer in Gender and Media at the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King's College London. They are co-investigator of the Afterlives of Protest Research Network (AHRC) and former co-chair of the Memory & Activism working group of the Memory Studies Association. Joanne Garde-Hansen is Professor of Culture, Media and Communication in the School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds, and has published widely on media and memory, media and water, and media histories. She led the Afterlives of Protest Research Network (AHRC) while at the University of Warwick.

Klappentext

This book addresses the emergence of protest memory as a powerful contemporary shaper of ideas and practices in culture, media and heritage domains. Directly focused on the role of museum and archive practitioners in protest memory curation, it makes a compelling contribution to our understanding of how social movements and activist experiences are publicly remembered and activated for social and environmental justice.

Inhalt

Introduction: Why collect and preserve protest memories?.- Chapter 1 A memory studies approach to protest.- Chapter 2 Rapid response collecting in the Womens' March: from the streets to the museum.- Chapter 3 Archives of protest and protesting archives.- Chapter 4 Protesting monuments and creating new urban spaces.- Conclusion: Toward a critical understanding of protest memory work.