The A To Z Of Conflict - Couverture souple

Raking Leaves

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 095566747X ISBN 13 : 9780955667473

Editeur : Raking Leaves, 2019

Synopsis

The A to Z of Conflict is a tri-lingual artists' book by ten contemporary artists. It imagines what a commonplace children's ABC book would look like if all the entries were chosen in relation to words about conflict, and words borne out of conflict. The project uses English, Sinhala, and Tamil, the three languages spoken in Sri Lanka, a country torn apart by a brutal civil war. From afar the compendium of entries testifies to the way language defines us linguistically, socially and politically. Up close it reveals how the complex workings of language have the potential to conjoin and divide us. Each copy of The A to Z of Conflict is bound in one of six combinations, reflecting how three languages can be positioned without giving one language greater status over the other. Drawing on the history of language conflict in Sri Lanka, this artists' book serves as a collective means to think about how language rights, exclusion, status, and planning might serve us better in the future than they have in the past.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Raking Leaves
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 095566747X
• ISBN 13: 9780955667473
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 1052
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible