Hiroshima after Iraq : three studies in art and war / Rosalyn Deutsche.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deutsche, Rosalyn.

Series:

Wellek Library lecture series at the University of California, Irvine.

Wellek library lectures in critical theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kolbowski, Silvia. After Hiroshima mon amour.

Kolbowski, Silvia.

Wodiczko, Krzysztof. Hiroshima projection.

Wodiczko, Krzysztof.

Thornton, Leslie, 1951- Let me count the ways.

Thornton, Leslie.

Art and war.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Other Title:

Three studies in art and war

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Many on the left lament an apathy or amnesia toward recent acts of war. Particularly during the George W. Bush administration's invasion of Iraq, opposition to war seemed to lack the heat and potency of the 1960's and 1970's, giving the impression that passionate dissent was all but dead. Through an analysis of three politically engaged works of art, Rosalyn Deutsche argues against this melancholic attitude, confirming the power of contemporary art to criticize subjectivity as well as war. Deutsche selects three videos centered on the deployment of the atomic bomb: Krzysztof Wodiczko's Hiroshima Projection (1999), made after the first Gulf War; Silvia Kolbowski's After Hiroshima mon amour (2005-2008); and Leslie Thornton's Let Me Count the Ways (2004-2008), which followed the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Each of these works confronts the ethical task of addressing historical disaster, and each explores the intersection of past and present wars. These artworks profoundly contribute to the discourse of war resistance, illuminating the complex dynamics of viewing and interpretation. Deutsche employs feminist and psychoanalytic approaches in her study, questioning both the role of totalizing images in the production of warlike subjects and the fantasies that perpetuate, especially among the left, traditional notions of political dissent. She ultimately reveals the passive collusion between leftist critique and dominant discourse in which personal dimensions of war are denied.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Silvia Kolbowski

2. Leslie Thornton

3. Krzysztof Wodiczko

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780231526494

0231526490

OCLC:

829462165