The fire that burns under the marble: history and theory to understand the destruction of monuments in the case of George Floyd
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Monument, George Floyd, Confederancy, experience of time, racismAbstract
The recent assassination of George Floyd unleashed many social mobilizations, among which the destruction of monuments stands out. However, for what reasons is the aggression of the crowd channeled against these memory spaces? and how can such gestures of destruction be read? These two questions are the ones that run through this text. To answer them, we section the writing into three parts. 1. A historical journey that allows us to understand who the Confederates are and for what reasons they are considered emblems of racism. 2. The historical conjuncture in which the proliferation of Confederate monuments occurred and what were the objectives of these monuments. 3. A theoretical elaboration that allows reading the destruction of monuments as an act that participates in a rivalry between experiences of time.
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