Benin and Liverpool: Exhibiting Colonial Histories and Legacies
Resource type
Lecture
Creator (person)
Kingdon, Zachary
Abstract
The course studies exhibition cultures and curation as a subject in itself. Curation is analysed as a practice with longstanding traditions and conventions of different kinds (the 'cultures' of the title) and value systems (the 'politics'). These cultures and politics are shown to vary in different situations. The course is intended to address a selection of examples from diverse contexts but also flag up key issues in curatorial thinking such as the question of equality and the social context of museums and other art institutions, the question of interpretation (how art is interpreted when on display), the dialogue between curatorial work and emancipatory social demands and/or how specific art practices and curating interact. The course addresses both contemporary and historical material and practices.
The course is taught by staff from within the University of Edinburgh with experience of curating, and, where appropriate, by curatorial staff from art institutions. Lectures by staff from outside the University of Edinburgh may take place in appropriate sites (e.g. museums) outside the University. The course involves a significant amount of group work, in seminar groups, and, where appropriate, in Autonomous Learning Groups.
Event title
Benin and Liverpool: Exhibiting Colonial Histories and Legacies
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