The films of John Akomfrah represent one of the most significant
bodies of artistic production in the post-war era in Britain, yet
little attempt has been made to analyse the consistencies and
divergences across them. James Harvey’s John Akomfrah is the
first comprehensive analytic engagement with these films, offering
sustained close engagement with the artist’s core thematic
preoccupations and aesthetic tendencies. His analysis negotiates
the contextual and theoretical layers of Akomfrah’s rich and
complex films, from the intermedial diaspora aesthetics of
Handsworth Songs (1986) to the intersectional spatial ecopolitics
of Purple (2017). Positioning Akomfrah in the burgeoning black
British arts and cultural scene of the 1980s as a member of Black
Audio Film Collective, Harvey traces the evolution of a critical
relationship with the postcolonial archive in his early films,
through analysis of documentaries made for television in the 1990s
and up to more recent film installations in museums and galleries.
General
Imprint: |
Bfi Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
James Harvey
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
280 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-83902-321-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-83902-321-X |
Barcode: |
9781839023217 |
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