The Sunday Debate: Revere or Remove? The Battle Over Statues, Heritage and History

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🗓️ 15 January 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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In this archive debate from 2018, we invited expert speakers to discuss the cultural sensitivities of the statues and memorials that adorn our towns and cities. But what should be done when some of these figures have come to be seen by many people as controversial symbols of oppression and discrimination? To discuss these emotive questions and examine the broader cultural conflicts which lie behind them, Intelligence Squared joined forces with Historic England and brought together a stellar panel including historians David Olusoga and Peter Frankopan, the journalist and author Afua Hirsch and the cultural commentator Tiffany Jenkins. ... Did you know that Intelligence Squared offers way more than podcasts? We’ve just launched a new online streaming platform Intelligence Squared+ and we’d love you to give it a go. It’s packed with more than 20 years’ worth of video debates and conversations on the world’s hottest topics. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch back on-demand totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into for just £14.99 a month. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.6	This week's episode, Revere or Remove, the battle over statues, heritage and history
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1:24.7	We are indeed here to discuss a topic which has been in the public mind, both here and
1:30.0	in the United States, really for most of our good chunk of the last year or so.
1:35.0	It is as the title puts it, Revere or Remove, the battle over statues, heritage and history.
1:41.4	And really our subject in a way is memory and how we grapple with that publicly.
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