Visual Cultures as Time Travel (Sternberg Press / Visual Cultures as...)

Discover a new way to navigate cultural, aesthetic, and historical research with Visual Cultures as Time Travel. This captivating book challenges the conventional approach by focusing on the future rather than the past. Get ready to explore new horizons and actively construct new categories of assembly that have yet to exist.

Author Ayesha Hameed takes you on a thought-provoking journey where she delves into the intriguing relationship between climate change and plantation economies. Through her concept of a watery plantationocene, she invites you to explore the former plantation in St. George's Parish, Barbados, and the port city of Port of Spain, Trinidad. At the marine research institute on Seili Island, Finland, she further examines how the climate emergency shapes our understanding of temporality and adaptation.

Henriette Gunkel adds another layer to this journey, introducing the idea of time travel through the powerful notions of dizziness, freefall, and vertigo. Drawing inspiration from Octavia Butler's novel Kindred and Kitso Lynn Lelliott's multimedia installation South Atlantic Hauntings, Gunkel explores the intersection of technology, time, and the diverse range of bodies that inhabit our world.

Open your mind to a world of possibility and loss as Hameed and Gunkel engage in an illuminating conversation. From the aftermath of transatlantic slavery to the challenges of mass illegalized migration, from the exploration of blackness to the impact of wildfires and floods, this book covers a wide array of topics. Brace yourself for a deep dive into deep geological time and the concept of falling.

Co-published with Goldsmiths, University of London, Visual Cultures as Time Travel is a groundbreaking work that will reshape your understanding of cultural research. Don't miss out on this opportunity to embark on a journey into the future. Get your copy now!