A Brief (Media) History of the Indigenous Future. (1st December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lewis, Jason Edward
• Is Part Of: Public. Volume 27:Number 54(2016)
• Page Start: 36
• Page End: 50
• Publication Date: 2016-12-01
• Subjects: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Periodicals; Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Periodicals; Art -- Exhibitions -- Periodicals; Aesthetics -- Periodicals; Art -- Periodicals; 705
• DOI: 10.1386/public.27.54.36_1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0845-4450

Abstract

The concept of the 'future imaginary' seeks to capture the ways people imagine the futures of their societies. This article considers how Indigenous artists from North America and Oceania have used digital media to illustrate such possible futures from an Indigenous perspective. The review of their work forms the basis for a preliminary analytical framework for understanding different types of imaginings and the cultural and political work they do in expanding the possibilities of future action by Indigenous communities.