Monuments and Memorials
About the Event:
The political uprising of 2020 has brought with it a renewed reckoning with monuments and memorials. While Confederate statutes and other markers have been removed or relocated from the parks and squares of American cities, others, including the City of Chicago, are pausing to reflect on the nature of memorializing and how it might change, from the people we recognize to the aesthetics that enshrine their legacies. Join historian Courtney Joseph (Lake Forest College), Visual Studies scholar Romi Crawford (SAIC), and artist Patricia Nguyen for a conversation about the past and future of monuments in Chicago and beyond. This program is moderated by public historian and curator Jennifer Scott.
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This program is generously underwritten by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
This week's programs presented with the support of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
Courtney Joseph
Courtney Pierre Joseph is an Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies at Lake Forest College. She ...
Patricia Nguyen
Patricia Nguyen is the Director of Undergraduate Studies and Assistant Professor in Asian American Studies at Northwe...
Romi Crawford
Romi Crawford (Ph.D.) is Professor of Visual and Critical Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her ...
Jennifer Scott
Jennifer Scott is an anthropologist, curator and public historian, whose work explores connections between museums, a...
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Monuments and Memorials
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[Event tile image description: The event image at the top left of the event page is a statue of Jean-Baptiste Point du DuSable, the first non-native settler of Chicago. The statue is a bust of DuSable, wearing late 18th century garb including a jacket and cravat. DuSable looks off towards the right of the photograph. Behind the statue and out-of-focus is the Chicago river with city buildings to each side.]