Curating Memory And Power: Decolonial Practice, Museums And Knowledge Production. EP. 19

Описание: Curating Memory And Power: Decolonial Practice, Museums And Knowledge Production

This episode explores the epistemic foundations of decolonial curatorial practice, moving beyond surface-level diversity to examine how museums function as active political sites. We discuss how curatorship serves as a legitimate mode of knowledge production and how materiality can be used as a methodological tool to engage with fragmented memory and historical trauma.

What’s Covered in This Episode

In this deep dive into decolonial frameworks and artistic research, we discuss:• Curatorship as Knowledge Production: Moving beyond simple representation to establish curatorial practice as a primary site for generating new knowledge.• The Power of Materiality: Using the residual and embodied nature of materials to engage with historical traces and cultural trauma.• Academic Legitimacy for Practice-Led Research: Effective methodological frameworks for articulating artistic practice as rigorous research within the academy.• Museums as Political Sites: Challenging the myth of "neutral" public institutions and understanding how museums actively shape identity, belonging, and social memory.•
Beyond Representation: Identifying the structural and epistemic transformations needed to move past "surface-level diversity" toward genuine institutional change.• Disrupting Linear History: How challenging chronological time offers new ways to understand inheritance and futurity in postcolonial contexts.• Ethics and Pedagogy: Navigating the responsibility of teaching and exhibiting work that deals with unresolved historical violence and pain.

Why Watch This Episode?

This conversation is essential for anyone looking to understand the political power of the museum.• For Curators: Learn how to use materiality to navigate the ethics of trauma and memory.• For Academics: Discover how to bridge the gap between artistic practice and academic legitimacy.• For Activists: Gain insights into moving decolonial discourse from representational inclusion to deep structural transformation.

The Guest: Dr. Farieda Nazier

Dr. Farieda Nazier is an academic and practitioner whose work focuses on the intersection of practice-led research and decoloniality. Her research critiques static, colonial narratives and advocates for the recognition of the arts as a legitimate epistemic field. By disrupting linear notions of time and exploring the materiality of memory, she challenges institutions to rethink their ethical responsibilities toward history and social identity

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