Memorials, names and ethical remembering

<p> </p> <p>How do we remember the past? What place do colonial memorials have in public spaces? How can we better represent diverse histories in the landscape?</p> <p>In this first Public History Talk for 2020, Professor of Māori education at Victoria University, Joanna Kidman hosts a panel to discuss these issues and offer a facilitated conversation with the public on colonial memorials, history and memory.</p> <p>About the panelists:</p> <p>Morrie Love (Te Atiawa ki te Upoko o te Ika a Mauī, Taranaki, Ngati Ruanui) is Director Raukura Consultants, a writer and historian.</p> <p>Nicky Karu (Hauraki: Paeroa and Thames Coast) Tira Poutama Iwi Partnerships.</p> <p>Ewan Morris (Pākehā) is a historian with an interest in public memory and cultural contestation over symbols.</p> <p>These free Public History Talks are a collaboration between the National Library of New Zealand <a href='https://natlib.govt.nz/'>https://natlib.govt.nz/</a> and Manatū Taonga/Ministry for Culture and Heritage <a href='https://mch.govt.nz/'>https://mch.govt.nz/</a></p> <p>Recorded live at the National Library of New Zealand, 15 July, 2020.</p>