Of Worlds and Artworks - (Africa Multiple) (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book brings together 13 contributions which reflect upon the relation between worlds and arts from Africa, the Black Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. How do alternative worlds emerge in configurations of literature, visual arts, performance, art curation and film? Questioning notions of clearly defined borders, the essays offer a processual perspective of worlds constantly in the making.

Book Synopsis

The present volume brings together contributions which explore artworks - including literature, visual arts, film and performances - as dynamic sites of worlding. It puts emphasis on the processes of creating or doing worlds, implying movement as opposed to the boundary drawing of area studies. From such a processual perspective, Africa is not a delineated area, but emerges in a variety of relations which can reach across the continent, but also the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic or Europe.

Contributors are: Thierry Boudjekeu, Elena Brugioni, Ute Fendler, Sophie Lembcke, Gilbert Ndi Shang, Samuel Ndogo, Duncan Tarrant, Kumari Issur, CJ Odhiambo, Michaela Ott, Peter Simatei, Clarissa Vierke, Chinelo J. Enemuo.