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Abstract
What should we do with statues and place-names memorializing people who committed human rights abuses linked to slavery and post-slavery racism? In this paper, I draw on UN principles of transitional justice to address this question. I propose that a successful approach should meet principles of transitional justice recognized by the UN, including affirming rights to justice, truth, reparations, and guarantees of non-recurrence of human rights violations. I discuss four strategies for handling contested heritage, examining strengths and weaknesses of each strategy. Examples from Bristol, England highlight common challenges as well as positive lessons.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Philosophy |
| Early online date | 20 Nov 2020 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 20 Nov 2020 |
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Activities
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Contested Histories in Public Spaces - Task Force Meeting - All Souls College, Oxford. With the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation; the Salzburg Global Seminars; and the International Bar Association
Joanna M Burch-Brown (Keynote/plenary speaker)
25 Mar 2019 → 26 Mar 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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"Phantoms of the Past: Slavery, Resistance and Memory in the Atlantic World" - Hosting 15 students and faculty from Bath Spa and Huron University, Canada
Joanna M Burch-Brown (Speaker)
21 Feb 2019Activity: Other activity types › - Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Bristol Forum: Creating positive action through research and collaboration - panellist with 'City Conversations on Race Equality'
Joanna M Burch-Brown (Speaker)
29 Mar 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk, debate, discussion
