Uber(w)unden - Art in troubled times (Hardcover)

uber(W)unden: Art in Troubled Times is a wide-ranging and illustrationrich investigation into how writers, visual artists, theatre practitioners, musicians, filmmakers, choreographers and photographers from various sub-Saharan countries, including Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe, as well as their counterparts in Germany, have creatively engaged with social traumas. How does social trauma impact on the making of works by artists? What role do artists play during times of crisis and social change? What aesthetic vocabularies do artists develop to engage with social traumas? And, in societies recovering from war, mass killings, xenophobia or racism, can the arts play a healing role? This volume presents a range of responses that intellectually and imaginatively engage these pressing issues. Although largely historical in nature, the line of enquiry in this book is particularly relevant to the turbulent times of the present. uber(W)unden: Art in Troubled Times immerses the reader in an urgent dialogue around culture and conflict.

General

Imprint:	Jacana Media
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	August 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Sean O'Toole • Lien Heidenreich-Seleme
Dimensions:	245 x 190 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-4314-0497-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Promotions
LSN:	1-4314-0497-7
Barcode:	9781431404971

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!