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The Marine Memorial in Swakopmund

Namibia

By Contested Histories Initiative •

Ongoing Status Quo Colonialism Racism #104

The Marine Denkmal (Marine Memorial) in Swakopmund, Namibia, commemorates the German imperial soldiers who fought against Indigenous Namibians in the Herero Wars (1904-1908). Amid fraught Namibian-Germany relations and contested national memory politics, this monument has become a reminder of unresolved colonial legacies and traumas. Indigenous Namibian groups have pursued legal… Read More

Statue of Cecil Rhodes sitting locaded on steps of the Univerity of Cape Town campus.
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Cecil John Rhodes Statue at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town

South Africa

By Jade • September 30, 2021

Monument Colonialism Resolved Racism Removal #104

In 2015 the #Rhodesmustfall protests erupted at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. The resulting debate and movement soon spread globally, with similar protests occurring at the University of Oxford. This case study shows how protests over symbolic historical representations can draw wider attention to issues of structural… Read More