Geopolitics and the Event

<p>An original exploration of the 2003 Iraq war and geopolitics more broadly through the prism of art.</p> <ul> <li>Offers a reappraisal of one of the most contentious and consequential events of the early twenty-first century</li> <li>Advances an original perspective on Britain’s role in the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq</li> <li>Maps out new ways of thinking about geopolitical events through art</li> <li>Examines the work of artists, curators and activists in light of Britain’s role as a colonial power in Iraq and the importance of oil</li> <li>Reflects on the significance, limits and dilemmas of art as a form of critical intervention</li> <li>Questions the implications of art in colonialism and modernity</li> </ul>