The question of what should happen to symbols of oppression has re-emerged a hot-button issue now that the graffiti-covered figure has moved to Bristol’s M Shed museum
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Professor of Political Science, University of Guelph
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Professor of English, University of Idaho
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Professor of English, University of Alberta
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Professor, Department of Communication Arts, University of Waterloo
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor, Rhetoric and Professional Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Bristol
