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Shadowed GroundShadowed GroundViolence, Tragedy, Memory and Violence, Tragedy, Memory and
PlacenamesPlacenamesin the American Landscapein the American Landscape
Kenneth E. FooteKenneth E. Foote
k.foote@colorado.eduk.foote@colorado.edu
Branch Davidian Branch Davidian Compound, Waco, TXCompound, Waco, TX
Wounded Knee, SDWounded Knee, SD
Roadside Memorial, Roadside Memorial, Austin, TXAustin, TX
Antietam Battlefield, Antietam Battlefield, MDMD
Bunker Hill, Bunker Hill, MAMA
Cherry, IL, Cherry, IL, Mine Mine
DisasterDisaster
RectificatiRectificationonSanctificatSanctificat
ionion
DesignatioDesignationn
ObliteratioObliterationn
A "sacred" place, set apart from its A "sacred" place, set apart from its surroundings and dedicated to the surroundings and dedicated to the
memory of an event, person or group, memory of an event, person or group, usually involving the construction of a usually involving the construction of a
durable marker and serving as the durable marker and serving as the focus for continuing commermorative focus for continuing commermorative
rituals rituals
SanctificatSanctificationion
Tends to occur rarely, but the Tends to occur rarely, but the prominence of sites of such sites prominence of sites of such sites tends to give the impression that tends to give the impression that
sanctification is commonsanctification is common
Heroes and Heroes and MartyrsMartyrs
A Sense ofA Sense ofCommunity LossCommunity Loss
Moral and Ethical Moral and Ethical LessonsLessons
A step on the path toward santification, A step on the path toward santification, a means of rallying support, a focus for a means of rallying support, a focus for
protest protest
DesignatioDesignationn
By far the most common response By far the most common response to violence and tragedyto violence and tragedy
RectificatiRectificationon
Manzanar, Manzanar, CACA
Lorraine Lorraine Motel, Motel,
MemphisMemphis
Active effacement of evidence of Active effacement of evidence of particularly shocking or shameful particularly shocking or shameful
events events
ObliteratioObliterationn
Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Supper Supper
Club, Club, Southgate, Southgate,
KyKy
John Wayne Gacy John Wayne Gacy Home, Suburban Home, Suburban
ChicagoChicago
St. St. Valentine’s Valentine’s
Day Day Massacre, Massacre,
ChicagoChicago
The creation or “invention” of The creation or “invention” of commemorative traditions and commemorative traditions and
narratives taking decades or narratives taking decades or generations to unfold generations to unfold
The gradual creation of a cosmographical The gradual creation of a cosmographical representation of the national past on landscape representation of the national past on landscape
in names and placesin names and places
Change through Change through timetime
Inscribing traditions at Inscribing traditions at the state and local the state and local
levelslevels
San Jacinto San Jacinto Battlefield Battlefield Cemetery, Cemetery,
TXTX
The interplay between places The interplay between places and placenames in memory and placenames in memory
and commemorationand commemoration
Cocoanut Grove Fire, BostonCocoanut Grove Fire, Boston28 November 194228 November 1942
492 people die.492 people die. Boston Globe Boston Globe
CopyrightCopyright
New Scholarship in Cultural New Scholarship in Cultural and Historical Geographyand Historical Geography
New Scholarship in Cultural New Scholarship in Cultural and Historical Geographyand Historical Geography
David Lowenthal, in “David Lowenthal, in “Past Time, Present Place” Past Time, Present Place” observed that "features recalled with pride are observed that "features recalled with pride are apt to be safeguarded against erosion and apt to be safeguarded against erosion and vandalism; those that reflect shame may be vandalism; those that reflect shame may be ignored or expunged from the landscape."ignored or expunged from the landscape."
1-3 July 1-3 July 18631863
Sand Creek Massacre Sand Creek Massacre SiteSite
Kiowa County, Kiowa County, ColoradoColorado
November 29, 1864
As John Bodnar notes in his book As John Bodnar notes in his book Remaking AmericaRemaking America: "The shaping of a : "The shaping of a past worthy of public commemoration past worthy of public commemoration
in the present is contested and in the present is contested and involves a struggle for supremacy involves a struggle for supremacy
between advocates of various between advocates of various political ideas and sentiments."political ideas and sentiments."
MLK, Jr. NHS
The Silence of MapsThe Silence of Maps
““The notion of ‘silences’ on maps is central The notion of ‘silences’ on maps is central to any argument about the influence of to any argument about the influence of
their hidden political messages. It is their hidden political messages. It is asserted here that maps—just as much as asserted here that maps—just as much as examples of literature or the spoken wordexamples of literature or the spoken word
—exert a social influence through—exert a social influence through their omissions as much as by the their omissions as much as by the
features they depict features they depict and emphasise.” and emphasise.”
J.B. Harley. J.B. Harley. 1988. Maps, knowledge and power. In Cosgrove, D. 1988. Maps, knowledge and power. In Cosgrove, D. and Daniels, S., eds, and Daniels, S., eds, The iconography of landscape. The iconography of landscape. Cambridge: Cambridge:
University of Cambridge Press, 290University of Cambridge Press, 290
Mark Monmonier, Mark Monmonier, How to Lie with MapsHow to Lie with Maps
(1986(1986))
Topozone.com (2006)Topozone.com (2006)
maps.google.com maps.google.com (2006)(2006)
Earth.google.com Earth.google.com (2006)(2006)
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