The German Peasants' War, Visual Culture, and Political Subjectivation
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The German Peasants' War, Visual Culture, and Political Subjectivation

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The German Peasants' War, Visual Culture, and Political Subjectivation

About this book

This study examines the visual productions of the German Peasants' War – pamphlets, banners, and clothing – to argue for the disruptive and radical visual legacy in which hierarchies and modes of subjection were overturned.

Drawing on the author's experience as a print maker and artist, the book offers a close and sympathetic analysis of the visual culture produced in this moment of war and revolt. Far from only being a matter of historical interest, these disruptive modes of visual production also resonate with contemporary debates about dissensus, populism, and political identity, especially in the work of Jacques Rancière. The refusal of these peasants (and mercenaries and some clergy) to remain in their place ruptured the visual field of power. It was also the repression of this popular eruption that was to shape conventional visual culture and politics as a reaction.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, visual culture, medieval and early modern studies, and political history.

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Yes, you can access The German Peasants' War, Visual Culture, and Political Subjectivation by Jonathan Trayner in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Art & Art & Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040631553
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Art & Politics

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Endorsements Page
  3. Half-Title Page
  4. Series Page
  5. Dedication Page
  6. Title Page
  7. Copyright Page
  8. Contents
  9. List of figures
  10. Preface and note on translation
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. Introduction
  13. 1 Peasants and Protest
  14. 2 Peasant Manifestoes
  15. 3 The Peasants and Representation
  16. 4 War and Revolt
  17. 5 The Carnival of Monsters
  18. Conclusion: Political Subjectivation and Visual Culture
  19. Appendix 1: Extant Editions of The Twelve Articles of the Upper Swabian Peasants
  20. Appendix 2: Printers That Produced Editions of The Twelve Articles and Luther's Against the Peasants in 1525
  21. Index