#9 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/9/ Practical remedies to disputes over historical markers in public spaces Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:21:31 +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 #9 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/9/ 32 32 Captain Cook Landing Sculptures in Botany Bay, Sydney https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/captain-cook-landing-sculptures-in-botany-bay-sydney?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=captain-cook-landing-sculptures-in-botany-bay-sydney Sun, 04 Jul 2021 20:33:18 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// Captain James Cook’s landing site at Kamay Botany Bay has been a focus of public debate, contestation, commemoration, celebration, and mourning in Australia since the 1860s. The recent controversies over the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Cook’s landing presented a new opportunity for multi-stakeholder discussions to take place. Focused on how this site could […]

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]]> Captain James Cook’s landing site at Kamay Botany Bay has been a focus of public debate, contestation, commemoration, celebration, and mourning in Australia since the 1860s. The recent controversies over the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Cook’s landing presented a new opportunity for multi-stakeholder discussions to take place. Focused on how this site could recognize its contested historical legacy through local empowerment and artistic intervention.

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