Analysis of Sites of Historical Commemoration in Landscapes of Memorialization

纪念景观中的历史纪念场所分析

• 批准号: 1853840
• 负责人: Laura Pulido
• 金额: $ 35万
• 依托单位: University of Oregon Eugene
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-09-01 至 2024-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1853840&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Analysis; Sites; Historical; Commemoration; Landscapes

This project investigates how sites of commemoration are represented in landscapes of memorialization. The research analyzes historic sites, specifically sites on the National Registrar of Historic Places (NRHP) which, as part of cultural memory, provide a rich window into how the U.S. frames its past. Understanding how the past is commemorated and represented in landscapes of memorialization is crucial to achieving public trust and civic participation as it provides an opportunity to engage with U.S. history, how this history has been represented, what such representations mean, and how these vary. Research products include a publicly available database of all non-restricted sites on the NRHP that denote relevant nation-building events between 1513 and 1898, an historical atlas, and an accessible website. Graduate and undergraduate students are involved in the project and are trained in interdisciplinary research that combines archival methods with field-based landscape analysis. The research advances geographic scholarship by contributing to theory in historical geography, landscape studies, and related fields. The investigation first develops a database of all sites that denote relevant nation-building events between 1513 and 1898. While scholars have written about specific sites and events, there has been no analysis of the practices across the entire country or connecting such sites to the formation of the U.S. nation through its historical geography. Although the study uses a regional approach, the project is a national level investigation and provides data on commemorative practices for all 50 states. Sites will be analyzed and coded according to which forms of memorialization are associated with the site and how those processes are represented in the nomination materials. Not only will the study illuminate the diverse ways that memorialization is represented, it also highlights how the landscape is used in this process. Although this study is focused on the historical geography of the U.S., its underlying conception can be applied to many places, ensuring the generalizability of the results. Moreover, the proposed methodology, with minor modifications, offers a rigorous and robust way of analyzing cultural memory in any locale.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个项目探讨了纪念场所是如何在纪念景观中表现出来的。该研究分析了历史遗迹，特别是国家历史遗迹登记处（NRHP）上的遗址，这些遗址作为文化记忆的一部分，为了解美国如何构建其历史提供了丰富的窗口。了解过去是如何在纪念景观中被纪念和表现的，对于获得公众信任和公民参与至关重要，因为它提供了一个接触美国历史的机会，这段历史是如何被表现的，这种表现意味着什么，以及这些表现有何不同。研究成果包括一个公开的数据库，收录了NRHP上所有不受限制的地点，这些地点表示1513年至1898年之间的相关国家建设事件，一份历史地图集和一个可访问的网站。研究生和本科生参与该项目，并接受跨学科研究的培训，将档案方法与基于实地的景观分析相结合。该研究通过对历史地理学、景观研究和相关领域的理论贡献，推动了地理学术的发展。这项调查首先建立了一个数据库，其中包括1513年至1898年期间所有表示相关国家建设事件的地点。虽然学者们写了一些具体的地点和事件，但没有对整个国家的实践进行分析，也没有通过历史地理将这些地点与美国国家的形成联系起来。尽管该研究采用了区域性方法，但该项目是一项全国性的调查，并提供了所有50个州纪念活动的数据。将根据与遗址相关的纪念形式以及这些过程如何在提名材料中表现出来，对遗址进行分析和编码。这项研究不仅阐明了纪念活动的不同表现方式，还强调了在这个过程中如何利用景观。虽然本研究的重点是美国的历史地理，但其基本概念可以应用于许多地方，确保了结果的普遍性。此外，所提出的方法，经过微小的修改，提供了一种严谨而有力的方法来分析任何地区的文化记忆。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Cultural memory, white innocence, and United States territory: the 2022 Urban Geography Plenary Lecture

文化记忆、白人纯真和美国领土：2022 年城市地理全体讲座

• DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2023.2203585
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Urban Geography
• 影响因子: 3.8
• 作者: Pulido, Laura