The last days of the Third Reich
And then there were new ideologies of mass murder, of superior and inferior races (or subhumans), which had been missing from WWI. They led to savage treatment of civilians under both Axis and Soviet occupation. They led to camp systems. They also led to the Holocaust.
A new beginning
I haven’t been able to contribute to Serbestiyet since 24th January. It was a combination of several things. Too tired. Too busy. Looking for fresh ideas.
Tangible manifestations of the colonial project
Representing the direct physical results and positive influence that Western development had on the colonies, collected objects, written travel narratives, scientific drawings all allowed the government to encourage public political support for continued colonization in an age of increasing disillusionment
Cabinets of curiosity, theaters of the world
The trompe l’oeil painting above, dating to 1690, testifies to the importance that cabinets of curiosities had attained all over Europe by the end of seventeenth century, bringing viewers face to face with the curator’s conception of the entire world.
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De-colonizing the “Universal Museum”
Museums are deeply political spaces, tied to very specific histories and contexts. The reality is that the “universal” museum is not universal at all.