Honors Theses
Date of Award
2019
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Art and Art History
First Advisor
Betty Crouther
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This paper explores the ethics surrounding the conservation of damaged confederate monuments, specifically as educational tools for understanding their place in society and memory over time. Much of this research has been conducted through the use of contemporary news sources and memory studies scholarship on account of the recent influx of interest towards the monuments and their controversies in the 21st century. The ultimate purpose of this paper is to provide an unbiased source of material for future scholarship in memory studies towards confederate monuments, for if damages dealt to the monuments are repaired, that portion of their physical history is then erased. In summation, I argue it would be best to retain iconoclastic damages on choice confederate monuments to provide a solid basis for the future scholarship in ethics of 21st century art history and conservation issues.
Recommended Citation
Hoffman, Kate L., "Ethics in 21st Century Art Conservation: Confederate Monuments" (2019). Honors Theses. 1053.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1053
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