When the present comes to get you
Edited book (chapter)
| Chapter Title | When the present comes to get you |
|---|---|
| Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
| ERA Publisher ID | 2570 |
| Book Title | After the event: new perspectives on art history |
| Authors | |
| Author | Goodall, Jane |
| Editors | Merewether, Charles and Potts, John |
| Page Range | 227-239 |
| Series | Rethinking Art's Histories |
| Number of Pages | 13 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
| Place of Publication | Manchester |
| ISBN | 9780719081736 |
| Abstract | Jane Goodall, in 'When the present comes to get you: proposes that our conception of memories as belonging to the past may be a category mistake, since we are never so present as at those times when a memory is seeded or when it re-emerges. The most potent memories stop time, forcing past events back into the present as experience that refuses to stop happening; this is especially the case with memories of violence. Violence, Goodall suggests, is 'when the present comes to get you: This, rather than the treatment of violence as image and spectacle, is a feature of much recent art, revealing a new cultural maturity in the way artists portray the experience of violent events. |
| Keywords | art; trauma; memory; art history |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520406. Sensory processes, perception and performance |
| 360101. Art criticism | |
| 500299. History and philosophy of specific fields not elsewhere classified | |
| Public Notes | Chapter 18. These essays are developed from papers initially presented at the Biennale of Sydney 2006 symposia. |
| Byline Affiliations | University of Western Sydney |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0v47/when-the-present-comes-to-get-you
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