{"product_id":"9780745349619-programme-of-absolute-disorder","title":"A Programme of Absolute Disorder","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecolonizing the Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA call to end the Western museum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A complete overhaul of the Western museum tradition' - \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Programme of Absolute Disorder\u003c\/em\u003e, Françoise Vergès strips away the veneer of the universal Western museum to reveal its origins as the foundation of liberal ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy exploring the history of the Louvre, and following the radical tradition of Frantz Fanon, she argues that the modern institution cannot just be fixed with a more diverse board or by finding new ways to display the art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead, she demands a 'post-museum': a space that rejects the financialization of art, acknowledges the bloody history of its collections, and prioritises the labour and dignity of those who clean, guard and inhabit its halls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41739935842401,"sku":"9780745349619","price":17.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33148720_c8a5b03a-19f4-45c6-b802-3b5b028cd7e2.jpg?v=1745987562","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780745349619-programme-of-absolute-disorder","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}