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The Psychic Lives of Statues
- Author
- Rahul Rao
- Narrator
- Keval Shah
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 10 June 2025
- Run Time
- 8 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Rahul Rao takes listeners on an international journey, revealing how these controversies have dramatically rearranged anticolonial political thought through the multifaceted lenses of justice, cultural memory, and belonging.
The Psychic Lives of Statues explores both the toppling of colonial statues and the erection of postcolonial ones, illuminating how statues remain powerful and compelling forms of memorialization. Engaging with artists, scholars, and activists, Rao offers a fresh and exciting perspective on how we understand our past and present through iconography.
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- Author
- Rahul Rao
- Narrator
- Keval Shah
- Duration
- 8 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 June 2025
- ISBN
- 9798331979126
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Museology and heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Management and management techniques, Colonialism and imperialism, Politics and government
Synopsis
Statues around the world have become lightning rods for public debates over the meaning of our imperial past and postcolonial present. The Psychic Lives of Statues is an insightful exploration of these global controversies, demonstrating that beneath their surface lie deeper struggles over race, caste, and the politics of decolonization.Rahul Rao takes listeners on an international journey, revealing how these controversies have dramatically rearranged anticolonial political thought through the multifaceted lenses of justice, cultural memory, and belonging.The Psychic Lives of Statues explores both the toppling of colonial statues and the erection of postcolonial ones, illuminating how statues remain powerful and compelling forms of memorialization. Engaging with artists, scholars, and activists, Rao offers a fresh and exciting perspective on how we understand our past and present through iconography.
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