A Programme of Absolute Disorder - Francoise Verges
The Western museum is a battleground â a terrain of ideological, political and economic contestation. Almost everyone today wants to rethink the museum, but how many have the audacity to question the idea of the universal museum itself?
In A Programme of Absolute Disorder, Françoise VergĂšs puts the museum in its place. Exploring the Louvreâs history, she uncovers the context in which the universal museum emerged: as a product of colonialism, and of Europeâs self-appointed claim to be the guardian of global heritage.
VergĂšs outlines a radical horizon: to truly decolonize the museum is to implement a âprogramme of absolute disorderâ, inventing other ways of apprehending the human and non-human world that nourish collective creativity and bring justice and dignity to the dispossessed.
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The Western museum is a battleground â a terrain of ideological, political and economic contestation. Almost everyone today wants to rethink the museum, but how many have the audacity to question the idea of the universal museum itself?
In A Programme of Absolute Disorder, Françoise VergĂšs puts the museum in its place. Exploring the Louvreâs history, she uncovers the context in which the universal museum emerged: as a product of colonialism, and of Europeâs self-appointed claim to be the guardian of global heritage.
VergĂšs outlines a radical horizon: to truly decolonize the museum is to implement a âprogramme of absolute disorderâ, inventing other ways of apprehending the human and non-human world that nourish collective creativity and bring justice and dignity to the dispossessed.
