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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


Table of Contents

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

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 16 August 2019
      ISBN-13 9781119426004
      978-1119426004
      ISBN-10 1119426006
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      Society and culture: general

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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


      Table of Contents

      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

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