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Originally presented at the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum, Miami University on October 5, 2023 as the keynote event for the symposium in connection with the special exhibition Heritage: Shaping Past, Present, Future.

Title: Monumental Change: Recent Responses to Controversial Sculptures in America

Erin Thompson of John Jay College, City University of New York, America’s only professor of art crime and author of Smashing Statues: the Rise and Fall of America’s Public Monuments (2022), in discussion with Professor Mary Rogero, Department Chair of Architecture and Interior Design at Miami University.

Abstract: In 2020, for the first time ever, the majority of Americans said “yes” when asked in surveys if controversial monuments should be removed. The years since have seen mass protests about monuments in the United States, and over 200 of them left their pedestals. Yet, most of these monuments were simply moved elsewhere or are awaiting reinstallation. So, what’s really going on with U.S. monuments? This keynote will outline surprising facts about what really changed since 2020, explaining the factors keeping even the most controversial American monuments on view.

Sponsored by the Humanities Center, College of Creative Arts, Department of History, and the Art Museum's Miriam W. Howard Fund at Miami University.

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