As struggles over history and power play out across monuments, maps, and public memory, the political landscape for place names has undergone a tectonic shift. This four-part blog series, “The New Frontier: Place Names, Power, and Political World-Building,“ explores the changing stakes of place-name campaigns in the United States—what has changed, where we’re heading, and … Read more
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In the United States, federal lands are stolen lands. When the first European settlers arrived on the shores of North America, moving westward to the Pacific Ocean, there were, by some estimates, upwards of 112 million Indigenous people already living on the continent. Organized into their own rich and diverse societies, Indigenous Nations, bands, and … Read more
Read PostA struggle over history and racial injustice is unfolding on the terrain of monuments, museums, school curricula, and maps. While authoritarians and billionaires move to remake the commemorative landscape in their image and interests, communities are pushing back—rising to reclaim and rename the ancestral, cultural, and political geographies they call home. WORDS ARE MONUMENTS is … Read more
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