Art and the Arab Spring : aesthetics of revolution and resistance in Tunisia and beyond / Siobhan Shilton, University of Bristol .

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shilton, Siobhán, 1975- author.

Series:

The global Middle East ; 16.

The global Middle East ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest movements--Arab countries--History--21st century.

Protest movements.

Democratization--Arab countries--History--21st century.

Democratization.

Art and revolutions--Arab countries.

Art and revolutions.

Art--Political aspects--Arab countries.

Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 249 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

The revolutions that began to sweep across countries in North Africa and the Middle East in December 2010 - like other revolutions in diverse modern historical contexts - have often been articulated, internally and externally, in black and white terms of success or failure, liberation or constraint, for or against, friend or enemy. These internal and external clichés are perpetuated by what Jellel Gasteli has called 'icons of revolutionary exoticism'. Paying particular attention to works from the Tunisian Revolution of 2011, this book examines a diverse body of art including photography, sculpture, graffiti, performance, video and installation by over twenty-five artists. Examining how art can evoke the idea of revolution, Art and the Arab Spring reveals a new way of understanding these revolutions, their profound cultural impact, and of the meaning of the term 'revolution' itself.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Jul 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-90522-6

1-108-90621-4

1-108-90977-9

OCLC:

1262372144