{"product_id":"a-programme-of-absolute-disorder-decolonizing-the-museum","title":"A Programme of Absolute Disorder Decolonizing the Museum (hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA complete overhaul of the Western museum tradition' -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Western museum is a battleground - a terrain of ideological, political and economic contestation. Almost everyone today wants to rethink the museum, but how many have the audacity to question the idea of the universal museum itself?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Programme of Absolute Disorder\u003c\/em\u003e, Françoise Vergès puts the museum in its place. Exploring the Louvre's history, she uncovers the context in which the universal museum emerged: as a product of colonialism, and of Europe's self-appointed claim to be the guardian of global heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVergès outlines a radical horizon: to truly decolonize the museum is to implement a 'programme of absolute disorder', inventing other ways of apprehending the human and non-human world that nourish collective creativity and bring justice and dignity to the dispossessed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51013258117450,"sku":"9780745349619","price":24.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/5474\/2858\/files\/Captured_ecran2025-06-07162111.jpg?v=1749306086","url":"https:\/\/archive-books-berlin.myshopify.com\/products\/a-programme-of-absolute-disorder-decolonizing-the-museum","provider":"Archive Souq","version":"1.0","type":"link"}