RETHINK, REFURBISH, REDRESS, African memory landscapes in the 21st century

333pp., illus., paperback, Sun Press, Stellenbosch, 2025

ISBN: 9780639889207

This collection of essays explores the politics of memory, decoloniality, and visual redress in African contexts, examining how visual and artistic practices - whether re-imagining monuments and museums, curating counter-narratives, or engaging in artistic interventions - can be used in processes of social transformation.

Contributions include:

"Icononism, memorialisation, and redress: Understanding and rethinking the Danie Craven statue at Stellenbosch University" by Albert Grundlingh and Elmarie Costandius

"Confronting colonial monuments and questioning historical narratives within the inner city of Cape Town" by Amanda Msimang and Alex Noble

"The changing 'face' of African art memorials: Leaving space for the layers of collective memory to breathe" by Jessica Lindiwe Draper

"[left] in the cracks: Visual redress through site-specific performance as a reminder of calls for forgotten futures" by Janine Lewis.

Dr Gera de Villiers is Project Coordinator of the Visual Redress Project at Stellenbosch University.

Dr Leslie van Rooi is Senior Director: Social Impact and Transformation at Stellenbosch University.