{"product_id":"breaking-the-bronze-ceiling-women-memory-and-public-space-hardback-9781531506384","title":"Breaking the Bronze Ceiling; Women, Memory, and Public Space (Hardback) 9781531506384","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBreaking the Bronze Ceiling\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWomen, Memory, and Public Space\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eValentina Rozas-Krause (Edited by), Andrew M. Shanken (Edited by), Carolina Aguilera (Contributions by), Manuela Badilla Rajevic (Contributions by), Daniel E. Coslett (Contributions by), Erika Doss (Contributions by), Tania Gutiérrez-Monroy (Contributions by), Daniel Herwitz (Contributions by), Katherine Hite (Contributions by), Lauren Kroiz (Contributions by), Ana Maria León (Contributions by), Fernando Luis Martínez Nespral (Contributions by), Pia Montealegre (Contributions by), Sierra Rooney (Contributions by), Valentina Rozas-Krause (Contributions by), Daniela Sandler (Contributions by), Kirk Savage (Contributions by), Andrew M. Shanken (Contributions by), Susan Slyomovics (Contributions by), Marita Sturken (Contributions by), Amanda Su (Contributions by), Dell Upton (Contributions by), Nathaniel Robert Walker (Contributions by), Mechtild Widrich (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781531506384\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 71 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.581 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreaking the Bronze Ceiling \u003c\/i\u003euncovers a glaring omission in our global memorial landscape—the conspicuous absence of women. Exploring this neglected narrative, the book emerges as the foremost guide to women's memorialization across diverse cultures and ages. As global memorials come under intense examination, with metropolises vying for a more inclusive recognition of female contributions, this book stands at the forefront of contemporary discussion.\u003cbr\u003e The book's thought-provoking essays artfully traverse the complex terrains of gender portrayal, urban tales, ancestral practices, and grassroots activism—all anchored in the bedrock of cultural remembrance. Rich in the range of cases discussed, the book sifts through multifaceted representations of women, from Marians to Liberties, to handmaidens, to particular historical women.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Bronze Ceiling\u003c\/i\u003e offers a panoramic view of worldwide memorials, critically analyzing grandiose tributes while also honoring subtle gestures—be it evocative plaques, inspiring namesakes, or dynamic demonstrations. The book will be of interest to historians of art and architecture, as well as to activists, governmental bodies, urban planners, and NGOs committed to regional history and memory.\u003cbr\u003e More than a mere compilation, \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Bronze Ceiling\u003c\/i\u003e epitomizes a movement. The book comprehensively assesses the portrayal of women in public art and offers a fervent plea to address the severe underrepresentation of women in memorials.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e: Carolina Aguilera, Manuela Badilla, Daniel E. Coslett, Erika Doss, Tania Gutiérrez-Monroy, Daniel Herwitz, Katherine Hite, Lauren Kroiz, Ana María León, Fernando Luis Martínez Nespral, Pía Montealegre, Sierra Rooney, Daniela Sandler, Kirk Savage, Susan Slyomovics, Marita Sturken, Amanda Su, Dell Upton, Nathaniel Robert Walker, and Mechtild Widrich\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/i\u003e   ix\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eValentina Rozas-Krause and Andrew M. Shanken\u003c\/i\u003e   1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Patronized Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e Innocence and Guilt: Memorializing a Gender Tragedy in Nineteenth-Century Santiago de Chile\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePía Montealegre \u003c\/i\u003e  19\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e George Eliot at Nuneaton and Trans Monumentality\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmanda Su\u003c\/i\u003e   41\u003cbr\u003e Toppling Pocahontas\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKirk Savage\u003c\/i\u003e   69\u003cbr\u003e Monument to the Chilean Women Victims of Political Repression\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarolina Aguilera and Manuela Badilla Rajevic\u003c\/i\u003e   73\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Public Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3. \u003c\/b\u003eWhite Marble and White Women: Adelaide Johnson's Portrait Monument\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLauren Kroiz \u003c\/i\u003e  79\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4. \u003c\/b\u003e\"We Shall Beg No More\": Helen Keller, Politics, and Commemorations in the National Statuary Hall\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSierra Rooney\u003c\/i\u003e   101\u003cbr\u003e Monument to Sojourner Truth\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatherine Hite\u003c\/i\u003e   118\u003cbr\u003e Fearless Girl, New York City\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarita Sturken\u003c\/i\u003e   122\u003cbr\u003e Monument to the Empress Maria-Theresia, Vienna, Austria\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMechtild Widrich\u003c\/i\u003e   126\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III: Women Warriors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e The Myth of the Passive Woman in Confederate Monuments\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNathaniel Robert Walker\u003c\/i\u003e   133\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6. \u003c\/b\u003eFirearms, Flowers, and Barricades: Women's Reinscriptions in the Mexican Landscape of Monuments\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTania Gutiérrez-Monroy\u003c\/i\u003e   158\u003cbr\u003e Memorial to the South Carolina Women of the Confederacy\u003cbr\u003e (Frederick Wellington Ruckstuhl, 1909–1912), Columbia, South Carolina\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDell Upton\u003c\/i\u003e   180\u003cbr\u003e Memorial to the Black Mothers of the Periphery Fighting against State Terrorism, Rio de Janeiro\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniela Sandler\u003c\/i\u003e   189\u003cbr\u003e Mujeres Creando, Plaza Chola Globalizada, La Paz, Bolivia\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAna María León\u003c\/i\u003e   193\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart IV: Allegorical Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Colonial Marianne: Representing Liberté and France in Occupied North Africa\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel E. 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