Socialist statuary as post-socialist hybrids: following the statues of Dr Petru Groza in Romania |
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Authors: | Duncan Light Craig Young |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Geography, Liverpool Hope University, Hope Park, Liverpool L16 9JD, United Kingdom;bDivision of Geography and Environmental Management, School of Science and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | This paper is concerned with the post-socialist lives of Communist statues. While acknowledging that post-socialist transformation frequently involves searching for new identities based on the disavowal of the communist past and the de-communisation of cultural landscapes, the paper stresses the importance of exploring complex continuities from the state-socialist period. This is illustrated by a case study of the fates of three socialist-era statues of the Romanian Communist leader Dr Petru Groza which were erected in Bucharest, Deva and B?cia. The paper examines how these socialist-era statues have been de- and re-contextualised, translated and re-valued into ‘post-socialist hybrids.’ The analysis explores the complexities of the historical geographies of these statues after 1989, particularly the way that they continue to play a role in the shaping of identities, societies and politics. |
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Keywords: | Cultural landscapes Socialist statues Translation Post-socialist hybridity Petru Groza Romania |
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