Heritage and the post-apartheid city: Constitution Hill, Johannesburg

Flynn, M. K. and King, T. (2012) Heritage and the post-apartheid city: Constitution Hill, Johannesburg. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 18 (1). pp. 65-82. ISSN 1352-7258

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2011.599404

Abstract

This article examines the development of Constitution Hill on the site of the Old Fort prison in Johannesburg, South Africa. Constitution Hill is the location of the new Constitutional Court and has two main purposes. First, as a heritage site it attempts to address the divisions that characterise contemporary South African society by acting as a physical manifestation of the human rights ethos around which much of post-apartheid South African public discourse revolves. Second, it was conceived as a developmental node to encourage urban regeneration in Johannesburg’s inner city. However, while the Court and related heritage areas have been established, tensions regarding the site’s different purposes have remained and resulted in its incomplete development.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:South Africa, Johannesburg, prison, heritage, development, post-apartheid
Faculty/Department:~Pre-2012 Faculty Structure > Faculty of Creative Arts, Humanities and Education > Department of History, Philosophy and Politics
Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education > Department of Arts
ID Code:16237
Deposited By: Dr K. Flynn
Deposited On:15 Dec 2011 14:04
Last Modified:22 Nov 2012 15:51

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