The everyday life of memorials

Abstract

"This book works with the literature of the everyday, memory studies, and non-representational geography to open up a novel understanding of memorials not just as everyday objects, but also as fundamental to urban modernity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Preface -- Introduction: Memorials no more -- Everyday memory -- Labile memory -- Placing memory: cemeteries and parks -- Misplacing memory: memorials in circles, squares, and medians -- Displacing memory -- Mustering memory -- Assembling memory -- What we do at memorials -- What memorials do at memorials -- Conclusion: What is this? -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.