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Visual Arts in Cameroon
Annette Schemmel provides a highly illuminating case study of the major actors, discourses and paradigm that shaped the history of visual arts in Cameroon during the second part of the 20th century. Her book meticulously reconstructs the multiple ways of artistic knowledge acquisition - from the consolidation of the "Système de Grands Frères" in the 1970s to the emergence of more discursively oriented small artists' initiatives which responded to the growing NGO market of social practice art opportunities in the 2000s. Based on archival research, participant observation and in depth interviews with art practitioners in Douala and Yaoundé, this study is a must read for everyone who wants to better understand the vibrant artistic scenes in countries like Cameroon, which until today lack a proper state-funded infrastructure in the arts.
New Spaces for Negotiating Art (and) Histories in Africa
In the 1990s, a new wave of globalization changed the field of cultural production in many African countries and paved the way for major new cultural events. In particular, during the last two decades, an ever growing series of art and cultural centers were and still are being established - often against the background of broader national (art) histories and the historic prominence of the state as the primary patron of the arts. In considering the historical genealogy of these 'new spaces, ' this book examines: the infrastructures and public spaces they create, the theoretical discourses they tap into and explore, the aesthetic and (cultural) political debates they stir, the role they play in the field of cultural institutions and cultural activism, and their relations with state and municipal institutions. (Series: African Art and Visual Cultures - Vol. 2) [Subject: African Studies, Cultural Studies, Art
Culture and Crisis in the Arab World
Since 2011, the art of the Arab uprisings has been the subject of much scholarly and popular attention. Yet the role of artists, writers and filmmakers themselves as social actors working under extraordinary conditions has been relatively neglected. Drawing on critical readings of Bourdieu's Field Theory, this book explores the production of culture in Arab social spaces in 'crisis'. In ten case studies, contributors examine a wide range of countries and conflicts, from Algeria to the Arab countries of the Gulf. They discuss among other things the impact of Western public diplomacy organisations on the arts scene in post-revolutionary Cairo and the consequences of dwindling state support for literary production in Yemen. Providing a valuable source of empirical data for researchers, the book breaks new ground in adapting Bourdieu's theory to the particularities of cultural production in the Middle East and North Africa.
Reclaim
Little has been published about African women artists to date. This is due to a general Western hegemony over the construction of histories and discourses, but also to discrimination against women across national borders. This publication attempts to fill some of the gaps and explore the patterns underlying these dynamics. It brings together research on the practices and lives of women from different African countries, from modernist artists to independence activists to contemporary voices. These proceedings emerge from the symposium "Reclaim: Narratives of African Women Artists," organised by AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions in partnership with the Ecole du Louvre as part of the Africa2020 Season. They are a contribution to the revalorisation of the role of African women artists in cultural history, but also to broader reflections on the mechanisms of knowledge production both in Africa and in the West.
Sexualität und Gender im Einwanderungsland
Deutschland ist unstrittig zu einem Einwanderungsland geworden. Zuwanderung hat auch die Diversität an sexuellen Orientierungssystemen, Moralen, Verhaltensstandards und Praktiken erhöht. Dies eröffnet einerseits größere Optionen für individuelle Lebensgestaltung, andererseits entstehen im gesellschaftlichen Miteinander dadurch auch Konflikte. Es gilt, Geschlecht(er), Geschlechterverhältnisse und Sexualität in der Einwanderungsgesellschaft neu auszuhandeln. Das Buch sondiert Bedingungen und Prämissen zum Verhältnis von Sexualität, Gender und Einwanderung sowie Sichtweisen und Deutungen dieser Zusammenhänge. Anschließend werden Forschungsbefunde präsentiert: zu sexueller Gewalt u...
Fashioning the Afropolis
With a focus on sub-Saharan Africa, Fashioning the Afropolis provides a range of innovative perspectives on global fashion, design, dress, photography, and the body in some of the major cities, with a focus on Lagos, Johannesburg, Dakar, and Douala. It contributes to the ongoing debates around the globalization of fashion and fashion theory by exploring fashion as a genuine urban phenomenon on the continent and among its diasporas. To date, “fashion” and “city” have not been systematically related to each other in the African context and, for too long, a western-centric gaze has dominated scholarship, resulting in the perception of Africa as provincial and its visual arts and textile...
200 Jahre Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
This volume, published on occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, provides a comprehensive history of this institution, which is connected with such names as Wilhelm Leibl, Wassily Kandinsky, Giorgio de Chirico, Franz Marc, Paul Klee and Guenther Baselitz, but did also experience periods of lesser significance. A catalogue provides an overview of the academy's collections in color photographs. German text.
