#141 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/141/ Practical remedies to disputes over historical markers in public spaces Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:27:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://contestedhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CH_Symbol_Light_Bkg@10x-32x32.png #141 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/141/ 32 32 Ncome and Blood River Monuments on Ncombe River in Nquthu-Dundee https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/ncome-and-blood-river-monuments-on-ncombe-river-in-nquthu-dundee?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ncome-and-blood-river-monuments-on-ncombe-river-in-nquthu-dundee Sun, 04 Jul 2021 20:53:43 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// On the 16th of December 1838 the infamous Battle of Blood River on the banks of the Ncome River between Zulu warriors and Afrikaans Voortrekkers took place. Commemoration and mythologization of the battle became a key focal point of the ethno-nationalism of each group and remained heavily contested. In the transition to democracy the site […]

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]]> On the 16th of December 1838 the infamous Battle of Blood River on the banks of the Ncome River between Zulu warriors and Afrikaans Voortrekkers took place. Commemoration and mythologization of the battle became a key focal point of the ethno-nationalism of each group and remained heavily contested. In the transition to democracy the site came under renewed scrutiny as a component of the ‘Legacy Project’. The debate centred on ways to represent two-sides of contested history, the Afrikaans on the Eastern Bank and the Zulu on the Western, while achieving reconciliation. The resulting Blood River Monuments offer insight into how physical spaces can play a reconciliatory role in post-apartheid South Africa.

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