Kurs aus TUMOnline ( S2023)
Following a line of postcolonial thought triggered by decolonization in this seminar, we will investigate (1) the Venice Architecture Biennale (VAB) as a global exhibition format installed by colonial power over time. The VAB has adopted its format directly from the Art Biennale that came into being in colonial times through the power of colonial countries, and it has become a historical institution over time. One could argue that the increasing prominence of postcolonial thought even has encouraged the VAB 2023 titled, “The Laboratory of Future,” to question its own format through the appointment of Lesley Lokko as the curator who falls in the spotlight on decolonization/decarbonization and the African diaspora. Accordingly, in the seminar, (2) we will also question the format of the VAB in line with postcolonial thought. The seminar aims (1) to deepen understanding and discussion on the history of the VAB and the implications of decolonization for the VAB and (2) to foster critical proposals by speculating on how the VAB would go beyond colonial attitude today.
The course is organized for research in a continuous discussion and presentation loop. This will require an iterative process of critical reading, mapping, and continuous development in research. It will include reading and discussion sessions, lectures, student presentations, and an excursion to Venice -the VAB, 2023- between the 10th and 12th of August, 2023.
Following a line of postcolonial thought triggered by decolonization in this seminar, we will investigate (1) the Venice Architecture Biennale (VAB) as a global exhibition format installed by colonial power over time. The VAB has adopted its format directly from the Art Biennale that came into being in colonial times through the power of colonial countries, and it has become a historical institution over time. One could argue that the increasing prominence of postcolonial thought even has encouraged the VAB 2023 titled, “The Laboratory of Future,” to question its own format through the appointment of Lesley Lokko as the curator who falls in the spotlight on decolonization/decarbonization and the African diaspora. Accordingly, in the seminar, (2) we will also question the format of the VAB in line with postcolonial thought. The seminar aims (1) to deepen understanding and discussion on the history of the VAB and the implications of decolonization for the VAB and (2) to foster critical proposals by speculating on how the VAB would go beyond colonial attitude today.
The course is organized for research in a continuous discussion and presentation loop. This will require an iterative process of critical reading, mapping, and continuous development in research. It will include reading and discussion sessions, lectures, student presentations, and an excursion to Venice -the VAB, 2023- between the 10th and 12th of August, 2023.
- Dozent: Bahar Gökçen Kumsar Özdemir
- Dozent: Andres Lepik