Overview
Over the past decade, there has been a burgeoning interest in the realm of art activism within the Southwest Asia and North Africa region, shedding light on the political implications of aesthetic representation. Nevertheless, a critical inquiry into how political aesthetics can formulate both discernible and imperceptible resistance strategies in response to resurging authoritarianism and counter-revolution after the 2011 uprisings in the region remains conspicuously absent. This book delves into a comprehensive examination of diverse art forms, ranging from street art and cinema to performance art, as well as music and theatre, scrutinizing the manifestations of aesthetic resilience at the epicentre of the political resistance against oppression and authoritarianism in Sudan, Iran, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Yemen and Syria. The editors employ a multifaceted approach to investigate artistic activism, encompassing analysis of visibility, ephemerality, and speech within the public sphere, the establishment and perpetuation of collective transnational solidarities, the portrayal of suppressed identities and narratives, and the innovation of alternative mechanisms for producing and disseminating art.
Full Product Details
Author: Tijen Tunali ,
Josepha Ivanka Wessels (Malmö University, Sweden)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Dimensions:
Width: 16.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.460kg
ISBN: 9780755650651
ISBN 10: 0755650654
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 23 January 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Looking at the complex interaction of aesthetics and politics, this volume investigates the emancipatory power of radical art. With a focus on the two waves of uprisings in the Swana region in the years 2010s, the authors show how artistic performances of different types and following genres are developed and spread in the streets, on the walls or in the internet, catalyzing resistance to authoritarianism, but also to neoliberal capitalism, militarism and colonialism. An important book to read for social movement scholars. * Donatella della Porta, Professor , Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy *
Author Information
Tijen Tunali is an Andrew Mellon Fellow at the Columbia University Global Centers | Amman. She is the editor of Art and Gentrification in the Changing Neoliberal Landscape (2021) and co-editor of Contemporary Art Across Political Divides: Difficult Conversations (2023). Josepha Wessels is an associate professor in Media and Communication Studies at the School of Arts and Communication at Malmö University, Sweden. She is the author of Documenting Syria: Film-making, Video Activism and Revolution (2019, I.B.Tauris).
