Breaking the Bronze Ceiling: Women, Memory, and Public Space

Breaking the Bronze Ceiling is a groundbreaking book that explores the absence of women in global memorials, offering a comprehensive view of worldwide memorials and a fervent plea to address the severe underrepresentation of women in memorials. It is essential reading for historians of art and architecture, activists, governmental bodies, urban planners, and NGOs committed to regional history and memory.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2024
Publisher: Fordham University Press

Breaking the Bronze Ceiling is a groundbreaking book that uncovers a significant omission in our global memorial landscape—the absence of women. It explores this neglected narrative and 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. 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. Breaking the Bronze Ceiling 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. More than a mere compilation, Breaking the Bronze Ceiling 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. Contributors: 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, Nathan.

Weight: 456g
Dimension: 151 x 229 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781531506391