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The conservation of public monuments as a tool for building collective identity in Nairobi

Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Kenya, 2016, p.59

2016 Contributors ;ISBN: 1910634832 ;ISBN: 9781910634837 ;EISBN: 1910634840 ;EISBN: 9781910634844

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Title:
The conservation of public monuments as a tool for building collective identity in Nairobi
Author: Lydia Muthuma
Mugwima Njuguna ; Anne-Marie Deisser
Subjects: African culture ; African studies ; Anthropology ; Applied anthropology ; Applied arts ; Architectural elements ; Architecture ; Armed conflict ; Arts ; Behavioral sciences ; Cities ; City districts ; City squares ; Cultural anthropology ; Cultural dynamics ; Cultural preservation ; Cultural studies ; Decorative architecture ; Ethnography ; Ethnology ; Fountains ; Group identity ; Human geography ; Land use ; Metropolitan areas ; Military science ; Monumental sculpture ; Plastic arts ; Political geography ; Political power ; Political science ; Politics ; Psychology ; Public sculptures ; Public space ; Sculpture ; Sculpture in the round ; Social psychology ; Social sciences ; Statues ; Visual arts ; War ; War theaters ; World wars
Is Part Of: Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Kenya, 2016, p.59
Description: Because they are crafted from a common experience, monuments lend themselves easily to articulating collective identity. Those in Nairobi are no exception. They are here explored as a bridge between collective memory and national identity; as an answer to what it really means to be Kenyan. This chapter offers an insight into the choreography of public space in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD). Since this site foregrounds the nation’s monuments, it is a condensation of the national narrative and the placepar excellencefor political aesthetics: the politics of colonial power, indigenous protest and post-colonial wrangles. To withdraw the knowledge
Publisher: UCL Press
Language: English
Identifier: ISBN: 1910634832
ISBN: 9781910634837
EISBN: 1910634840
EISBN: 9781910634844
Source: DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books
JSTOR eBooks: Open Access

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The conservation of public monuments as a tool for building collective identity in Nairobi

2016 Contributors ;ISBN: 1910634832 ;ISBN: 9781910634837 ;EISBN: 1910634840 ;EISBN: 9781910634844

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