Preservation, Destruction, Transformation

Taapwaywin: Talking about what we know and what we believe

Around the world, communities are grappling with the traces of systemic violence and human rights violations that exist in the landscape around us.

How do we remember injustices when the physical signs of that history are no longer visible? What do we do with the buildings and structures that still stand? And how are the memories embedded within these sites both painful scars and opportunities for healing?

In this episode Ry Moran talks with Carey Newman, Oliver Schmidtke, and Tavia Panton about sites with difficult histories in Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom and what to do with them.

Visit www.taapwaywin.ca for transcripts and more information.
Carey Newman: @blueravenart
https://www.uvic.ca/finearts/ahvs/people/faculty/profiles/cnewman.php
Oliver Schmidtke: https://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/politicalscience/people/directory/schmidtkeoliver.php
Tavia Panton’s current project with Museums of Liverpool: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/waterfront-transformation-project
The Witness Blanket: https://witnessblanket.ca/
Bluecoat’s Colonial Legacies Project: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/coloniallegacies

[This episode contains discussions of Canada’s Residential School system, please take care. Resources for support are available on our website, should you need them.]