Socialist statuary as post-socialist hybrids : following the statues of Dr Petru Groza

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

LIGHT, D.

Dept. of Geography, Hope Univ., Liverpool, Royaume-Uni

YOUNG, C.

Dept. of Geography and Environmental Management, Metropolitan Univ., Manchester, Royaume-Uni

Description :
The complex continuities fom the state-socialist period are illustrated by a case study of the fates of three-socialist-era statues of the Romanian Communist Groza erected in Bucharest, Deva and Băcia. The AA. examine how these statues have been de- and re-contextualized, translated and re-valued into post-socialist hybrids. The analysis explores the complexities of the historical geographies of theses statues after 1989 and the way they continue to play a role in the shaping of identities, societies and politics.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Journal of historical geography, issn : 0305-7488, 2011, vol. 37, n°. 4, p. 493-501, nombre de pages : 9

Date :
2011

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London ; New York, NY ; San Francisco, CA, Academic Press

Langue :
Anglais