Sierra Rooney
Biographic Data
| ID | 5227098 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sierra Rooney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sierra |
| FAMILY NAME | Rooney |
| SIGNATURE | ROONEY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stony Brook University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6003-5457 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Politics of Commemorating the Woman Suffrage Movement in New York City
This article traces the commission, design, and public reception for New York City’s Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument as a case study for the contentious politics of monument-building. The Central Park statue—as of this writing, not yet realized—has followed a protracted, frequently contested path since its conception in 2015. It was originally designed to depict women’s rights activists Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton for the centenn…
Teachable Monuments
Monuments around the country have become the focus of intense and sustained discussions, activism, vandalism, and removal. Since the convulsive events of 2015 and 2017, during which white supremacists committed violence in the shadow of Confederate symbols, and the 2020 nationwide protests against racism and police brutality, protestors and politicians across the country have removed Confederate monuments, as well as monuments to historical figur…
The Politics of Shame
Since 2010, Korean-American communities, with the support of local governments, have sponsored ten “comfort women” memorials throughout the United States. This study focuses on the memorial statue dedicated in Glendale, California as a case study for the contentious politics of “comfort women” commemorations in distinctly American contexts. Dedicated in 2013, the Glendale Comfort Women Memorial became enmeshed in a heated controversy that resulte…
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The Politics of Shame
Since 2010, Korean-American communities, with the support of local governments, have sponsored ten “comfort women” memorials throughout the United States. This study focuses on the memorial statue dedicated in Glendale, California as a case study for the contentious politics of “comfort women” commemorations in distinctly American contexts. Dedicated in 2013, the Glendale Comfort Women Memorial became enmeshed in a heated controversy that resulte…
Teachable Monuments
Monuments around the country have become the focus of intense and sustained discussions, activism, vandalism, and removal. Since the convulsive events of 2015 and 2017, during which white supremacists committed violence in the shadow of Confederate symbols, and the 2020 nationwide protests against racism and police brutality, protestors and politicians across the country have removed Confederate monuments, as well as monuments to historical figur…
The Politics of Commemorating the Woman Suffrage Movement in New York City
This article traces the commission, design, and public reception for New York City’s Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument as a case study for the contentious politics of monument-building. The Central Park statue—as of this writing, not yet realized—has followed a protracted, frequently contested path since its conception in 2015. It was originally designed to depict women’s rights activists Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton for the centenn…
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