HUMAN 1C Final: Spring-Final-Review
Document Summary
Monument vs. memorial: vietnam memorial is trying to make whole, memorial is trying to bring people together by just the names. Function as a mirror so we see ourselves in the reflection: monuments separate the people by race, memorial not monument. But division in controversy and attempts to address the controversy. Frederick hart"s the three soldiers (1984: divides people by race and gender. White, black, other: trying to memorialize everyone but only shows men, responds to the memorial. Glenna goodacre"s vietnam women"s memorial (1993: segregates by race. White, black women: responds to hart. Chris burden"s the other vietnam memorial (1991: to memorialize vietnamese soldiers, randomized names, more publicity stunt. How do she and arthur danto distinguish between monuments and memorials? (320: memorials are remembering the sadder parts of history. Place to grieve: monuments are usually lighter so you always remember. Bringing the symbol of greatness into the narrative of loss.
