Empty Spaces Perspectives on emptiness in modern history

How is emptiness made and what historical purpose does it serve? What cultural, material and natural work goes into maintaining 'nothingness'? Why have a variety of historical actors, from colonial powers to artists and urban dwellers, sought to construct, control and maintain (physically...

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Muut tekijät: Campbell, Courtney J. (Toimittaja), Giovine, Allegra (Toimittaja), Keating, Jennifer (Toimittaja)
Aineistotyyppi: Elektroninen Kirjan osa
Kieli:englanti
Julkaistu: London University of London Press 2019
Sarja:IHR Conference Series
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Yhteenveto:How is emptiness made and what historical purpose does it serve? What cultural, material and natural work goes into maintaining 'nothingness'? Why have a variety of historical actors, from colonial powers to artists and urban dwellers, sought to construct, control and maintain (physically and discursively) empty space, and by which processes is emptiness discovered, visualised and reimagined? This volume draws together contributions from authors working on landscapes and rurality, along with national and imperial narratives, from Brazil to Russia and Ireland. It considers the visual, including the art of Edward Hopper and the work of the British Empire Marketing Board, while concluding with a section that examines constructions of emptiness in relation to capitalism, development and the (re)appropriation of urban space. In doing so, it foregrounds the importance of emptiness as a productive prism through which to interrogate a variety of imperial, national, cultural and urban history. Published as part of the IHR Conference Series by the Institute of Historical Research.
Ulkoasu:1 electronic resource (226 p.)
ISBN:919.9781909646520
9781909646520
9781909646490
9781909646506
Pääsy:Open Access