Fallen Idols: The Age of Iconoclasm
Alex Von Tunzelman and David Olusoga in conversation with Mukulika Banerjee

Statues are one of the most visible and controversial forms of historical storytelling. In 2020, statues and monuments personifying histories of slavery, colonialism, and genocide were vandalised and torn down in an extraordinary wave of global iconoclasm. Robert E. Lee was graffitied in Virginia, Columbus was beheaded in Massachusetts, and King Leopold II was set on fire in Antwerp. As these iconic figures continue to fall, the backlash against what's perceived as historical erasure is vigorous and swift, raising the question of whether monuments chart the history they represent, or serve as political statements about the moments in which they were created. This house of distinguished historians looks at why they were put up; the stories they were supposed to tell; why those stories were challenged; and how they were removed to a museum of colonialism.

Alex von Tunzelmann :- is a historian, screenwriter and broadcaster. Her first book, Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, was an international bestseller and her latest book, Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues that Made History, was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2022.

David Olusoga :- is a British-Nigerian historian, author, presenter and BAFTA-winning filmmaker. He is a Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester and writes for The Observer, The Guardian, and The New Statesman. Olusoga has written seven books, including the award-winning books Black & British: A Forgotten History and The World’s War.

Mukulika Banerjee :- is a professor at LSE and was the Inaugural Director of the LSE South Asia Centre from 2015-2020. She has published extensively on Indian democracy and her latest book Cultivating Democracy: Politics and Citizenship in Agrarian India was published by Oxford University Press New York in 2021.

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