Abstract
In her work on cultural critique, Rosemarie Buikema conceptualises
culture as a terrain for the elaboration and contestation of collective memory, a
form that mediates social formations, and a practice that critically supplements
the political. Taking the polysemic relationship between culture and critique
as our starting point, we bring Buikema’s reflections to bear on our own work
on post-Yugoslav visual art, feminist graphic narratives, and digital media. We
pay special attention to the question of “medium specificity”, which is central to
Buikema’s conceptual intervention. Our goal is to illustrate the expansive reach
of this intervention across multiple fields of inquiry.
culture as a terrain for the elaboration and contestation of collective memory, a
form that mediates social formations, and a practice that critically supplements
the political. Taking the polysemic relationship between culture and critique
as our starting point, we bring Buikema’s reflections to bear on our own work
on post-Yugoslav visual art, feminist graphic narratives, and digital media. We
pay special attention to the question of “medium specificity”, which is central to
Buikema’s conceptual intervention. Our goal is to illustrate the expansive reach
of this intervention across multiple fields of inquiry.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Transitions in Art, Culture and Politics |
Editors | Sandra Ponzanesi, Kathrin Thiele, Eva Midden, Domitilla Olivieri, Trude Oorschot |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
Publisher | Amsterdam UP |
Pages | 77-89 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789048560127 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789048560110 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- cultural critique
- medium specificity
- post-Yugoslav art
- feministgraphic narratives
- digital media
- mediation