Marschall, Sabine M.2010-10-202010-10-202010-102003Marschall, SM 2003, 'Canonizing new heroes : the proposed Heroes Monument in Durban.' South African Journal of Art History, vol. 18, pp. 80-93.0258-3542http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15051Article digitised using: Suprascan 1000 RGB scanner, scanned at 400 dpi; 24-bit colour; 100% Image derivating - Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Image levels, crop, deskew Abbyy Fine Reader No.9 - Image manipulation + OCR Adobe Acrobat 9 (PDF)Two years ago, a competition was held for a Heroes' Monument to be erected in Durban, as part of the City's wider initiative to celebrate the heritage of those previously marginalized and redress imbalances of the past. However, as a new canon of heroes is thus being created, important questions must be raised around selection criteria and the very concept of hero worship. Such questions also fundamentally affect the aesthetic aspect of any monument design.14 pagesPdfenArt Historical Work Group of South AfricaHistoric preservationArchitectureArchitecture and historyMonumentsArchitecture and identitySouth African heritageMemoryPost-Apartheid periodMonuments -- South AfricaHero worship -- South AfricaHeroes -- Monuments -- South Africa -- DurbanSouth Africa -- History -- 1994-Post-apartheid era -- South AfricaGroup identity -- South AfricaCollective memory -- South AfricaArticle