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Monument Studies

Monument Studies is an academic subfield within Public History that examines the cultural, political, and social meanings of commemorative structures and practices, distinguished by its focus on the production, interpretation, and contestation of public memory through physical monuments.

1.4K

Publications

51.4K

Citations

2.2K

Authors

758

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

242

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Publications

1.4K

The Texture of Memory: Holocaust Memorials and Meaning

Michael R. Hayse, James E. Young · German Studies Review · 1996 · 914 citations

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A phenomenology of landscape

John C. Barrett, Ilhong Ko · Journal of Social Archaeology · 2009 · 647 citations

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Fallen soldiers: reshaping the memory of the World Wars

Choice Reviews Online · 1990 · 641 citations

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The texture of memory: Holocaust memorials and meaning

Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 633 citations

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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Commemorating a Difficult Past

Robin Wagner‐Pacifici, Barry Schwartz · American Journal of Sociology · 1991 · 609 citations

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Authors

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  1. SM
    Sabine Marschall

    University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    10 publications · 278 citations

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  2. JE
    James E. Young

    University of Manitoba, Canada

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

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  3. AW
    Alasdair Whittle

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 167 citations

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  4. QS
    Quentin Stevens

    RMIT University, Australia

    5 publications · 232 citations

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  5. HW
    Howard Williams

    University of Chester, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 91 citations

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Institutions

758

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    15 publications

    943 citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    418 citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    23 publications

    766 citations

  4. English Heritage

    London, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    580 citations

  5. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    233 citations

  7. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    374 citations

  8. Universidad de Sevilla

    Seville, Spain

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    769 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 59 publications · 4.3K citations

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  2. Antiquity

    32 publications · 1.1K citations

    19

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  3. Journal of Cultural Heritage

    21 publications · 748 citations

    17

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  4. American Journal of Archaeology

    19 publications · 676 citations

    16

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  5. International Journal of Heritage Studies

    IJHS · 28 publications · 608 citations

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