Geopolitics and the Event

Rethinking Britain's Iraq War Through Art

Alan Ingram

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
16 August 2019

Geography

Series: RGS-IBG Book Series

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

By: Alan Ingram
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781119426059
ISBN 10: 1119426057
Series: RGS-IBG Book Series
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 16 August 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

Alan Ingram is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at University of College London where he teaches political geography. He has published widely on geopolitics, biopolitics, aesthetics and related themes.