The book responds to the challenge of the global turn in the humanities from the perspective of art history. A global art history, it argues, need not follow the logic of economic globalization nor seek to bring the entire world into its fold. Instead, it draws on a theory of transculturation to explore key moments of an art history that can no longer be approached through a facile globalism. How can art historical analysis theorize relationships of connectivity that have characterized cultures and regions across distances? How can it meaningfully handle issues of commensurability or its absence among cultures? By shifting the focus of enquiry to South Asia, the five meditations that make up this book seek to translate intellectual insights of experiences beyond Euro-America into globally intelligible analyses.

About the Author

Monica Juneja ist Professorin fur Globale Kunstgeschichte am Heidelberg Center for Transcultural Studies. Ihre Forschungsgebiete umfassen die Bereiche Europa- und Sudasienstudien. Sie umfassen Praktiken der visuellen Reprasentation, die disziplinaren Verlaufe der Kunstgeschichte in Sudasien, die Geschlechter- und politische Ikonographie im modernen Frankreich und die Schnittstelle zwischen Christianisierung, religioesen Identitaten und kulturellen Praktiken im fruhneuzeitlichen Sudasien.

Book Information
ISBN 9783110716290
Author Monica Juneja
Format Paperback
Page Count 348
Imprint De Gruyter
Publisher De Gruyter
Weight(grams) 880g