Statue

Statue of Joséphine de Beauharnais in Fort-de-France

Martinique

By Contested Histories Initiative • July 2021

The statue of Napoleon’s first wife, first Empress of the French, lingered beheaded in Martinique, one of the remaining overseas territories of France. In July 2020 the Statue was permanently demolished. This case introduces the role of non-restoration as a memory policy to prevent and/or react to conflicts rooted in… Read More

Report of a Commission Inquiry Established by Oriel College, Oxford into Issues Associated with Memorial to Cecil Rhodes

By Oriel College Commission of Inquiry • April 2021

Report of actions of a Commission, established by the Governing Body of Oriel College in Oxford in June 2020, in order to consider the issues raised for the College by the memorials and legacy of Cecil Rhodes. Read More

Rhodes Must Fall

The Struggle to Decolonise the Racist Heart of Empire

By Brian Kwoba, Roseanne Chantiluke & Athinangamso Nkopo • 2018

Written by key members of the movement in Oxford, Rhodes Must Fall is the story of that campaign. Showing the crucial importance of both intersectionality and solidarity with sister movements in South Africa and beyond, this book shows what it means to boldly challenge the racism rooted deeply at the… Read More