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Empires, Ruins and Networks

The Transcultural Agenda

Papastergiadis and McQuire

Empires, Ruins + Networks examines the place of art in a world that is being deliberately polarized by the fear of terrorism.

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Empires, Ruins + Networks examines the place of art in a world that is being deliberately polarized by the fear of terrorism. In the wake of September 11 the global political imagination has been gripped by a need to build defensive measures against unknown threats.

This collection of essays seeks to engage with the shifting forms of cultural identity and new modes of cultural production in contemporary society. In place of the politics of fear that is supporting a new militarism, these essays build bridges supporting new cultural flows across the south and speak against the silencing of indigenous and immigrant communities.

Aiming to provoke a dialogue between art and politics, Empires, Ruins + Networks proposes new models of artistic and cultural collaboration that will expand the democratic principles of public culture. Leading artists, critics and curators examine the role and function of art in the contemporary world, and explore ways that artists can contribute to cultural change in the present.

Contributors:
Scott McQuire
Nikos Papastergiadis
Okwui Enwezor
Gilane Tawadros
Geert Lovink
Kevin Murray
Carlos Capelan
Kendell Geers
Lisa Reihana
Nick Tsoutas
Simryn Gill
Multiplicity
Tony Birch
Virginia Perez-Ratton
Eddie Berg
Paul Carter
Victoria Lynn
Ross Gibson
Marina Fokidis
Lorenzo Romito
Sean Cubitt

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978-0-522-85218-9