Confronting the Past
Negotiating a Heritage of Conflict in Sierra Leone
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2390909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Basu (0000-0002-4536-9528, University of Sussex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 233-247 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Material Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1835 • E-ISSN: 1460-3586 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359183508090896 |
| OpenAlex | W2105069083 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 12 |
Cultural heritage is not a priority in Sierra Leone. As one of the poorest countries in the world and one only gradually recovering from civil war, there are more immediate concerns. Despite long-term neglect, this article considers whether there is, however, a role for Sierra Leone's cultural heritage in post-conflict recovery. It examines two arenas for the production of Sierra Leone's national past: its list of proclaimed national monuments notionally protected by a Monuments and Relics Commission, and the report of its Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Whilst the rhetoric of the TRC calls Sierra Leoneans to confront their past, history is rewritten in its report and a mythic past of `peaceful co-existence' posited. To confront Sierra Leone's `indigenous' cultural heritage is, however, to confront a long history of conflict. The article asks whether it is not better to acknowledge this difficult past rather than deny it
Commission · Cultural heritage · Ethnology · Indigenous · Indigenous culture · Political science · Rhetoric · Sierra leone · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Cambodian History and Society · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |