Geopolitics and the Event

Rethinking Britain's Iraq War Through Art

Alan Ingram (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2019
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
9781119426059 (ISBN)

Infos

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

Autor

Alan Ingram is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at University of College London where he teaches political geography. He has published widely on geopolitics, biopolitics, aesthetics and related themes.

Inhalt

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.08.2019
• Reihe/Serie: RGS-IBG Book Series
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 363 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-13: 9781119426059 / 9781119426059
• Zustand: Neuware