Iconoclasm, Identity Politics and the Erasure of History

Iconoclasm, Identity Politics and the Erasure of History surveys the origins, uses and manifestations of iconoclasm in history, art and public culture. It examines the various causes and uses of image/property defacement as a tool of political, national, religious and artistic process. This is one of the first books to examine the outbreak of iconoclasm in Europe and North America in the summer of 2020 in the context of previous outbreaks, and it examines the implications of iconoclasm as a form of control, censorship and expression.

Cultural Policy Art Art & Politics Political Science

199 páginas impresas

Año de publicación: 2020
Editoriales: Andrews UK, Imprint Academic

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b2985985546compartió una citahace 9 meses
By temperament and reason, I favour preservation of material, even—perhaps particularly—material that might be judged contentious or erroneous. However, it would be foolish to deny that removal of the old has stimulated construction of the new.
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b2985985546compartió una citahace 9 meses
The author makes a useful and important distinction between iconoclasm and vandalism. He situates iconoclasm within a “broader movement of ideas and actions” connected with clearly defined intention. In contrast, vandalism—which is the principle form assumed by image breaking today—is destruction that is unconnected to a movement motivated by a system of ideals.
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