Hindelang, Laura (20 December 2022). Kuwait in the Age of Petro-Modernity: Visual Culture and Urban Transformation since 1950 (Unpublished). In: Lecture series, Centre Français de Recherche de la Péninsule Arabique. Kuwait City. 20.12.2022.
What does the cover of government gazette al Kuwayt al yawm (لكويت اليوم) and historic postage stamps tell us about the oil period in Kuwait? In fact, petroleum not only played an important economic and political role in the Arabian Peninsula, but was also crucial in shaping visual culture, art and architecture, especially from the 1950s. Drawing on my book Iridescent Kuwait, this talk reflects on Kuwait’s relationship with oil since the mid-twentieth century, and what role images have played in creating modernity, the nation and future imaginaries.
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Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Art History > Architectural History and Preservation 06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Art History |
UniBE Contributor: |
Hindelang, Laura |
Subjects: |
700 Arts 700 Arts > 710 Landscaping & area planning 700 Arts > 720 Architecture 700 Arts > 740 Drawing & decorative arts 700 Arts > 760 Graphic arts 700 Arts > 770 Photography & computer art |
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French |
Submitter: |
Laura Katharina Hindelang |
Date Deposited: |
21 Dec 2022 07:31 |
Last Modified: |
21 Dec 2022 18:42 |
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https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/176114 |
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