247 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/247/ Practical remedies to disputes over historical markers in public spaces Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:07:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://contestedhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CH_Symbol_Light_Bkg@10x-32x32.png 247 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/247/ 32 32 African Renaissance Monument in Dakar https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/african-renaissance-monument-in-dakar?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=african-renaissance-monument-in-dakar Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:26:00 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// The African Renaissance Monument is a 50-meter tall statue in Dakar, Senegal, erected in 2010 as the project of then-President Abdoulaye Wade. It serves to commemorate the ‘African Renaissance,’ a political ideology that heralds a goal of growth and prosperity for the African continent in the 21st century. However, the statue has drawn criticism for […]

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]]> The African Renaissance Monument is a 50-meter tall statue in Dakar, Senegal, erected in 2010 as the project of then-President Abdoulaye Wade. It serves to commemorate the ‘African Renaissance,’ a political ideology that heralds a goal of growth and prosperity for the African continent in the 21st century. However, the statue has drawn criticism for its high cost ($27million), which meant that state assets were offered to North Korean contractors, and for its artistic depiction, which faith leaders decried as ‘un-Islamic’ and ‘Idolatrous.’ This case study explores the complicated dynamics underlying one of Africa’s most controversial monuments.

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