The politics of art, death and refuge : the turning tide / / Helen Hintjens

• Autore: Hintjens Helen
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (331 pages)
• Disciplina: 701.03
• Soggetto topico: Art - Political aspects; Refuge (Humanitarian assistance)
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Images -- Part I: The Politics of Art: All at Sea -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Diving In -- Introduction -- Liquefied Life -- The 'Narrative Turn' and the Arts in Social Science -- 'Thanatopolitics': Death and Courage at the Edges -- Collaging Evidence: Fluid Methods -- Introducing the Chapters -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Two Artists and the Tides -- Introduction -- Artistic Tides and Tribes -- Malevich -- Rothko -- Chiasmic Parallels and Turning Points -- Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea -- The Freedom to Starve? -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Decolonising Contemporary Art? Collage+ -- Introduction -- From Collage to Collage+ -- Four Contemporary Artists -- Steve Bandoma: Futuristic Bodies -- Maurice Mbikayi: Techno Suffering and Beauty -- Vitshois Mwilambwe Bondo: Metamorphosis and Homecoming -- Wangechi Mutu: Acid Pleasure and Pain -- Four Questions for Four Artists -- Common Themes: The 'West' and the 'Rest' -- Common Themes: Future Sexual -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Drowning and Waving -- Chapter 4: Fluidity, Death, Denial: The Rwanda Genocide -- Introduction -- The Genocide as Liquid Death -- Researching Genocide Denial -- Waves of Genocide Denial -- Other Forms of Denial -- Challenging Organised Denial -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Death and the Mediterranean -- Introduction -- The State of Things -- Steerage, the Global Precariat and Deterrence -- Proxy War at Sea -- Hard to Stomach: Narratives of Suffering and Death -- Organised Hypocrisy's Rearrangements -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Undocumented People's Self-Advocacy: Between Drowning and Dreaming -- Introduction -- Advocacy, Self-Advocacy and the Politics of Hope -- Stories of Hope -- Glasgow Girls Challenge Child Detention. ; Iraqi Men Struggle for the Right to Remain -- Self-Advocacy by Cleaners -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Part III: Back to Sea: Imperial Sunsets -- Chapter 7: Fear of Flooding: Convivial Racism in The Netherlands -- Introduction -- Frequent Flooding -- Convivial Racism -- Seeing like a Wilders -- Convivial Anti-Racism: Challenging 'Zwarte Piet' -- A Lesser Fear of Flooding? -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: HMS UK Hits the Rocks -- Introduction -- Questions Around Three Crises -- The Dream -- Never Apologise: Covering up the Cover-Up -- Never Explain: Brexit on the Rocks -- Never Complain: Thrown Overboard to COVID-19 -- Britain Hits Rock-Bottom -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Concluding Notes: Flotsam and Jetsam -- Opening: Sea Foam Dream -- Towards a Second Century of Genocide -- Art, Refuge and Nomadism: Travelling to Survive -- Refuge: Marooned, Yet Hopeful -- With a Pinch of Salt: Dutch Politics and Brexit -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Politics of Art, Death and Refuge
• ISBN: 9783031098918; 9783031098901
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910634046403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II