Necessary Questions

Piper, Adrian. Necessary Questions. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Publication Studio Rotterdam, 2021.

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Abstract (English)

"Consisting of an internal report written by conceptual artist and philosopher Adrian Piper in 1998, Necessary Questions takes Wellesley College, Massachusetts—where she was then on staff—as a case study in institutional racism and neglect. As such, the report could be read simply as an administrative document, though one drenched in meticulously clear advice that could still be, despite being written twenty-three years ago, taken up on a glaringly universal level. Yet the role the report went on to play in Piper’s life proves it’s not just a context-specific document, but an all-too-real example of exactly what it stood against: the ways in which the langue of protocol and the false façade of civility are utilised as tactics to ensure that one stays in their place." -- Publisher's website.

Types: Reports
All Contributors: Sully, Isabelle (Prefacer); Piper, Adrian (Author)
Dossier: 420 - PIPER, ADRIAN
Collation: 42 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9789492308276
Language of Publication: English
Publishers: Rotterdam, Netherlands: Publication Studio Rotterdam
Artists: Piper, Adrian
Keywords: INSTITUTIONAL CRITIQUE; RACISM; ACADEMIA; REPORTING
Copyright Statement: APRA Foundation Berlin
Notes:

Includes biographical notes.

Series Name: Unbidden Tongue ; 3 / Series edited by Isabelle Sully
Deposited by: Artexte Catalogueur
Date Deposited: 11 Jul 2024 19:18
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2024 15:00
URI: http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/36406
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