Graduation Term
2024
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Department of History
Committee Chair
Andrew Hartman
Abstract
This thesis probes the nature of Southern identity from the perspective of the commemorative landscape that embodies and perpetuates it. By examining one of South Carolina’s oldest monuments, a statue of John C. Calhoun formerly located in the symbolic center of Charleston, I aim to elucidate the role it played in amplifying the social, political, cultural and historical forces which conspired to define Southern civic identity. I also seek to understand the counterforces that continually resisted the monument and what it stood for, ultimately leading to its downfall.
Access Type
Thesis-Open Access
Recommended Citation
Silverman, Alex, "Calhoun’s Shadow: Memory, Identity and the Commemorative Landscape in Charleston, South Carolina" (2024). Theses and Dissertations. 1954.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/1954
DOI
https://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2024.20240618063951151504.999924