1st Edition

Navigating Memorialization and Commemoration on U.S. Campuses Approaches to Crisis Recovery

By Mahauganee D. Shaw Bonds Copyright 2022
162 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Drawing on rich qualitative data, as well as theoretical and conceptual frameworks, this text explores how institutions of higher education in the US can effectively remember incidents of campus crisis through physical memorials and commemoration. Recognizing memorialization as a process of group and individual recovery, the book foregrounds the performative functions of physical memorials,... Read more

1: Introduction to the Memorialization and Commemoration of Campus Crises

2: Frameworks for Studying, Considering, and Understanding Memorialization

3: Locating and Designing Campus Memorials for Meaningful Impact

4: Differing Audiences and Perspectives: Making Meaning of Memorialization

5: Memorialization as an Enshrinement of Institutional History

6: Summary Recommendations for Campus-Based Memorialization

Biography

Mahauganee D. Shaw Bonds is a leading scholar and trainer in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery for postsecondary institutions and higher education professionals. She works as an independent scholar and consultant, and was formerly Assistant Professor of Student Affairs in Higher Education (SAHE) at Miami University, USA.