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Contemporary Arts as Political Practice in Singapore
. Ed(S): Ade, Wernmei Yong; Ching, Lim Lee
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Hardback. Editor(s): Ade, Wernmei Yong; Ching, Lim Lee. Num Pages: 165 pages, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; ABA; AC; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 360.
This timely collection examines the contemporary arts as political practice, offering critical insight into some of the more controversial talking points that have shaped Singapore’s identity as a nation. Focusing on the role played by contemporary arts in shaping Singapore’s political landscape as the country celebrated 50 years of independence in 2015, the authors consider how politics is often perceived as that which limits the flourishing of the arts. Contending that all art is political, and that all art form is a form of political practice, this collection examines ways in which the practice of art in Singapore redraws the ... Read more
This timely collection examines the contemporary arts as political practice, offering critical insight into some of the more controversial talking points that have shaped Singapore’s identity as a nation. Focusing on the role played by contemporary arts in shaping Singapore’s political landscape as the country celebrated 50 years of independence in 2015, the authors consider how politics is often perceived as that which limits the flourishing of the arts. Contending that all art is political, and that all art form is a form of political practice, this collection examines ways in which the practice of art in Singapore redraws the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
Number of Pages
165
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137576286
SKU
V9781137576286
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About . Ed(S): Ade, Wernmei Yong; Ching, Lim Lee
Wernmei Yong Ade teaches feminist studies, contemporary women’s writing, critical theory, and a course on love as a discourse at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She is currently working on a book project on the subject of love as a discourse of alterity, staged as textual practice, in addition to editing a collection of essays entitled ... Read more
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