Geopolitics and the event : rethinking Britain's Iraq war through art
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Geopolitics and the event : rethinking Britain's Iraq war through art
(RGS-IBG book series)
Wiley, 2019
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-215) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
An original exploration of the 2003 Iraq war and geopolitics more broadly through the prism of art.
Offers a reappraisal of one of the most contentious and consequential events of the early twenty-first century
Advances an original perspective on Britain's role in the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq
Maps out new ways of thinking about geopolitical events through art
Examines the work of artists, curators and activists in light of Britain's role as a colonial power in Iraq and the importance of oil
Reflects on the significance, limits and dilemmas of art as a form of critical intervention
Questions the implications of art in colonialism and modernity
Table of Contents
List of Figures vi
Series Editor's Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
1 Introduction 1
2 Thinking Geopolitics Through the Event 16
3 Artworks as Evental Assemblages 35
4 Geopolitics at the Museum 57
5 Iraq Beyond Iraq 89
6 Geopolitical Aesthetics of Oil 117
7 Photomontage as Geopolitical Form 140
8 Geopolitical Bodies 163
9 Conclusions 188
References 196
Index 216
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