Sentence examples for selective commemoration from inspiring English sources

"This is going to be a very selective commemoration of parts of Mao's life, that aren't the ones that we necessarily dwell upon outside of China," Wasserstrom said of this week's memorials.

Inspired by actions taken by protesters in August 2017 to remove a 1924 memorial to Confederate soldiers in Durham, North Carolina, this project explores the role of direct public intervention at monuments whose selective commemoration of power has obscured a dimension of historical violence.

Yet, just in the past week, another event intruded into the politics of commemoration, suggesting that some Germans feel their national memory has become selective as newer generations grow away from history.

The commemoration of historical violence by inscription into the American built landscape is selective.

Just no official commemoration.

Such commemoration cuts both ways.

Selective enforcement?

Be selective.

Selective amnesia?

It is commemoration.

Selective hearing.