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- Integrates postcolonial theory, memory studies, feminist and practice-led research methods, as well as interdisciplinary approaches of contemporary art
- Illustrates how contemporary art can assist in the un-forgetting of colonial violence and oppression
- Adopts the unique lens of the author’s own perspective as an artist of 20 years
Part of the book series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies (PMMS)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Art, Memory and Unforgetting
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Art Practice as Resistance
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Back Matter
About this book
This book explores the work of artists based in the global south whose practices and methods interrogate and explore the residue of Empire. In doing so, it highlights the way that contemporary art can assist in the un-forgetting of colonial violence and oppression that has been systemically minimized. The research draws from various fields including memory studies; postcolonial and decolonial strategies of resistance; activism; theories of the global south; the intersection between colonialism and the Anthropocene, as well as practice-led research methodologies in the visual arts. Told through the author’s own perspective as an artist and examining the work of Julie Gough, Yuki Kihara, Megan Cope, Yhonnie Scarce, Lisa Reihana and Karla Dickens, the book develops a number of unique theories for configuring the relationship between art and a troubled past.
Authors and Affiliations
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Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King’s College London, London, UK
Kate McMillan
About the author
Kate McMillan is a teaching fellow in the department for Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College London, UK. She has been a practising contemporary artist for over twenty years.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Contemporary Art and Unforgetting in Colonial Landscapes
Book Subtitle: Islands of Empire
Authors: Kate McMillan
Series Title: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17290-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-17289-3Published: 01 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-17292-3Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-17290-9Published: 22 July 2019
Series ISSN: 2634-6257
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6265
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 218
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour
Topics: Global/International Culture, Memory Studies, Fine Arts