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Further Details Title: A Programme of Absolute Disorder Condition: New Subtitle: Decolonizing the Museum ISBN-10: 0745349617 EAN: 9780745349619 ISBN: 9780745349619 Publisher: Pluto Press Format: Hardback Release Date: 07/20/2024 Description: 'A complete overhaul of the Western museum tradition' - Publishers Weekly The Western museum is a battleground - a terrain of ideological, political and economic contestation. Almost everyone today wants to rethink the museum, but how many have the audacity to question the idea of the universal museum itself? In A Programme of Absolute Disorder , Françoise Vergès puts the museum in its place. Exploring the Louvre’s history, she uncovers the context in which the universal museum emerged: as a product of colonialism, and of Europe’s self-appointed claim to be the guardian of global heritage. Vergès outlines a radical horizon: to truly decolonize the museum is to implement a 'programme of absolute disorder', inventing other ways of apprehending the human and non-human world that nourish collective creativity and bring justice and dignity to the dispossessed. Language: French Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 234mm Item Length: 153mm Author: Françoise Vergès Translator: Melissa Thackway Contributor: Paul Gilroy (Foreword by), Melissa Thackway (Translated by) Genre: Arts & Photography Topic: Language & Reference, Society & Culture, History, Philosophy & Spirituality Release Year: 2024 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.