In whose name?: on statues, place and pain in South Africa

Human Sciences Research Council

doi:10.14749/32379075

May 23, 2026Open Access

In whose name?: on statues, place and pain in South Africa

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Key Points

The chapter investigates how people understand their experiences with cultural heritage objects in South Africa.
Analysis of interactions with statues and monuments
Exploration of meanings attached to cultural heritage items
Contextual examination of South African historical narratives
Statues and monuments carry significant historical meanings and emotional weight.
Interactions with these cultural heritage objects reveal narratives of trauma and history.
They evoke complex feelings related to South Africa's past.

Implication

This chapter explores how interactions with cultural heritage reveal histories and pain in South Africa, suggesting deeper meanings attached to objects.

Abstract

This chapter asks how people make sense of their interaction with place and so-called objects of cultural heritage and illustrates why, in a South African context, statues and monuments are not just inanimate, innocuous things. They are loaded with meaning, histories and the pain of a traumatic past.

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