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Making Collective Memory Visible in Public Space: Reflections on the Commemoration of 9/11 in New York City |
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Rebuilding the site now commonly known as Ground Zero has become a battle over "images and lost opportunities" as much as about "material form" (Boyer 120). This paper argues that the symbolic success or failure of a future memorial to 9/11 will be determined largely by how well its design embodies the qualities of a "public space" and by how adroitly it negotiates the utopian and critical aspects of public art. Because the design of a permanent memorial at Ground Zero is a culmination, rather than a beginning, of the work of collective memory that commenced on September 11, we insist on examining the different stages of commemoration leading to it--from makeshift tokens of grief and mourning to museum exhibits--to illustrate the quality of publicness and to assess the balance between utopia and critique in the commemorative public art. |
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commemorative public art, publicness, utopian, critical, New York City, the World Trade Center |
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| DeRose, Justin. and Haskins, Ekaterina. "Making Collective Memory Visible in Public Space: Reflections on the Commemoration of 9/11 in New York City" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA, May 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p112079_index.html> |
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| DeRose, J. and Haskins, E. V. , 2003-05-27 "Making Collective Memory Visible in Public Space: Reflections on the Commemoration of 9/11 in New York City" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p112079_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Rebuilding the site now commonly known as Ground Zero has become a battle over "images and lost opportunities" as much as about "material form" (Boyer 120). This paper argues that the symbolic success or failure of a future memorial to 9/11 will be determined largely by how well its design embodies the qualities of a "public space" and by how adroitly it negotiates the utopian and critical aspects of public art. Because the design of a permanent memorial at Ground Zero is a culmination, rather than a beginning, of the work of collective memory that commenced on September 11, we insist on examining the different stages of commemoration leading to it--from makeshift tokens of grief and mourning to museum exhibits--to illustrate the quality of publicness and to assess the balance between utopia and critique in the commemorative public art. |
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| Making Collective Memory Visible in Public Space: Reflections on the Commemoration of 9/11 in New York City The eventual shape of a memorial on the site of Ground Zero has become in the months following September 11 2001 one of the biggest cultural and political controversies facing New York City. Within days of the terrorist attacks developer Larry Silverstein who owned a lease to the Twin Towers announced his intentions to build four 48-story buildings on the same site |
| IN: Indiana University Press 1999. Sorkin Michael and Sharon Zukin eds. After the World Trade Center: Rethinking New York City. New York and London: Routledge 2002. Sturken Marita. “The Wall the Screen and the Image: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial.” The Visual Culture Reader. Ed. Nicholas Mirzeoff. London: Routledge 1998. 163-178. “Towers Have Power to Focus Memorials and Rebuilding.” Engineering News-Record 247.14 (1 Oct. 2001): 48. “When Words Don’t Fail: Artforum Contributors Read 9-11-01.” Artforum Nov. 2001: 33-46. Wodiczko Krzysztof. |
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