Art, Activism, and Oppositionality

by Kester, Grant H.; Bolton, Richard (CON); Moore, Darrell (CON); Fusco, Coco (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780822320951
• ISBN10: 0822320959
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: Duke Univ Pr

Summary

"This collection is a real testimonial to the intelligence of the editing of "Afterimage," a journal that has showcased throughtful critics and commentators for years."--Patricia Aufderheide, American University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Ongoing Negotiations: Afterimage and the Analysts of Activist Art

The Politics of Patronage

Enlightened Self-Interest: The Avant-Garde in the '80s

White Men Can't Program: The Contradictions of Multiculturalism

Fantasies of Oppositionality

The Mythology of Difference: Vulgar Identity Politics at the Whitney

Theses on Defunding

Rhetorical Questions: The Alternative Arts Sector and the Imaginary Public

Whose Multiculturalism? PBS, the Public, and Privilege

Video Activism and Critical Pedagogy: Sexuality at the End of the Rainbow Curriculum

Activism and Oppositionality

Cultural Struggle and Educational Activism

Video, AIDS, and Activism

Early Newsreel: The Construction of a Political Imaginary for the Left

Interview with Adrian Piper

Video and Electoral Appeal

Fetal Tissue: Reproductive Rights and Activist Video

Olympia's Maid: Reclaiming Black Female Subjectivity

Fault Lines: Homophobic Innovation in Gay Rights, Special Rights

Contributors

Index

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