ariella azoulay potential history unlearning imperialism

Hearing only the lecturer’s introduction, many questions arose from the participants’ side. Market Transactions Cannot Abolish Decades of Plunder.īesides the articles the participants where asked to watch the two mentioned films beforehand.

Understanding the Migrant Caravan in the Context of Imperial Plunder and Dispossession, In preparation of the discussion Ariella supplied a reading list consisting of three articles: The points of contention are juxtaposed with the seeds of imagination out of which colonial mechanisms that are re-enacted hold the potential to be disentangled. Although different in intent and positionality, the filmmakers invite us to rethink the continuation of imperial violence against claims to humanity and rights of movement and to decipher the political apparatus allowing for their continuation as well as our collective responsibility towards the status quo. Both documentaries highlight the museum’s claims to the apolitical, arguments which are poetically woven to reveal their active roles in framing and negotiating histories and their social manifestations. Shot nearly seventy years apart, and yet witnessing petrifying evidences, the two films orbit around dislocated histories encompassed in the presence of African art and artefacts in European museums.

Potential History (2019) by Ariella Aïsha Azoulayĭuring the third session of Decolonial Futures two films where discussed: Statues Also Die (1953) by Chris Marker & Alain Resnais and Un-Documented – Unlearning Imperial Plunder ( Sans-papiers, désapprendre le pillage impérial, 2021) by Ariella Aïsha Azoulay.

Ariella azoulay potential history unlearning imperialism