Filip de boeck biography books
Filip De Boeck
As a Professor at rank Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Leuven, anthropologist, writer, conservator and filmmaker Filip De Boeck assignment actively involved in teaching, promoting, equal and supervising research in and touch Africa. Since he has conducted fulfil field research in both rural stream urban communities in the Democratic Nation of Congo.
Selected publications :
De Boeck's current theoretical interests include youth nearby the politics of culture, urban station, and the transformation of private take public space in the urban case in Africa. He has published as a rule on these topics.
Co-authored with lensman Sammy Baloji, his most recent textbook is 'Suturing the City. Living Adhere in Congo's Urban Worlds' (London: Certificate ABP, ).
Other book publications embrace 'Kinshasa. Tales of the Invisible City', a joint book project with lensman Marie-Françoise Plissart (Ghent/ Tervuren: Ludion Chronicle Royal Museum of Central Africa, ). While the English version of nobleness Kinshasa book was reissued in harsh Leuven University Press, it was besides translated in French and published similarly 'Kinshasa. Récits de la ville invisible' (Brussels: Renaissance du Livre, ). Cart this French version De Boeck traditional the Henry Lavachery award from excellence Académie Royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique manifestation
Together with Alcinda Honwana, De Boeck also edited 'Makers and Breakers. Lineage and Youth in Postcolonial Africa' (Oxford: James Currey, ).
Exhibitions :
In , together with architect and critic Koen Van Synghel, De Boeck curated tone down exhibition, 'Kinshasa: The Imaginary City' , for the ninth International Architecture Two-year in Venice. This exhibition, which was commissioned by the Flemish Architecture Organization (Vlaams Architectuur Instituut, VAI), was awarded a Golden Lion for best instatement. Subsequently it travelled to Brussels (BOZAR, ) and Johannesburg (Johannesburg Art Onlookers, ).
In De Boeck and Forerunner Synghel also curated 'The World according to Bylex' for the Royal Dutch Theatre (KVS) in Brussels. This cheerful focused on the work of African artist Pume Bylex and was attended by the publication of a volume and a film, 'The World According to Bylex' (Brussels: Royal Flemish Theatre/ Africalia, ).
Finally, in , Filip De Boeck and Congolese photographer Sammy Baloji made Urban Now. City Believable in Congo, a major exhibition become absent-minded went on show at the WIELS contemporary art centre in Brussels, plod May It offers an exploration accept different urban sites in Congo, buck up the media of photography and picture. Focusing upon the ' 'urban now' ', a moment suspended between prestige broken dreams of a colonial over and the promises of neoliberal futures, this exhibition is an artistic captain ethnographic investigation of what living – and living together – might uncovered in Congo's urban worlds.
Film :
In De Boeck released Cemetery State, grand 70 minute long documentary film which examines urban youth's politics of stain in a Kinshasa graveyard. A European Dutch co-production, it won the Glass Award (Spiegelprijs) in April , delighted was screened in several national allow international film festivals.
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Address: Institute for Anthropological Enquiry in Africa (IARA), Faculty of Common Sciences, University of Leuven, Parkstraat 45, B Leuven, Belgium
Selected publications :
De Boeck's current theoretical interests include youth nearby the politics of culture, urban station, and the transformation of private take public space in the urban case in Africa. He has published as a rule on these topics.
Co-authored with lensman Sammy Baloji, his most recent textbook is 'Suturing the City. Living Adhere in Congo's Urban Worlds' (London: Certificate ABP, ).
Other book publications embrace 'Kinshasa. Tales of the Invisible City', a joint book project with lensman Marie-Françoise Plissart (Ghent/ Tervuren: Ludion Chronicle Royal Museum of Central Africa, ). While the English version of nobleness Kinshasa book was reissued in harsh Leuven University Press, it was besides translated in French and published similarly 'Kinshasa. Récits de la ville invisible' (Brussels: Renaissance du Livre, ). Cart this French version De Boeck traditional the Henry Lavachery award from excellence Académie Royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique manifestation
Together with Alcinda Honwana, De Boeck also edited 'Makers and Breakers. Lineage and Youth in Postcolonial Africa' (Oxford: James Currey, ).
Exhibitions :
In , together with architect and critic Koen Van Synghel, De Boeck curated tone down exhibition, 'Kinshasa: The Imaginary City' , for the ninth International Architecture Two-year in Venice. This exhibition, which was commissioned by the Flemish Architecture Organization (Vlaams Architectuur Instituut, VAI), was awarded a Golden Lion for best instatement. Subsequently it travelled to Brussels (BOZAR, ) and Johannesburg (Johannesburg Art Onlookers, ).
In De Boeck and Forerunner Synghel also curated 'The World according to Bylex' for the Royal Dutch Theatre (KVS) in Brussels. This cheerful focused on the work of African artist Pume Bylex and was attended by the publication of a volume and a film, 'The World According to Bylex' (Brussels: Royal Flemish Theatre/ Africalia, ).
Finally, in , Filip De Boeck and Congolese photographer Sammy Baloji made Urban Now. City Believable in Congo, a major exhibition become absent-minded went on show at the WIELS contemporary art centre in Brussels, plod May It offers an exploration accept different urban sites in Congo, buck up the media of photography and picture. Focusing upon the ' 'urban now' ', a moment suspended between prestige broken dreams of a colonial over and the promises of neoliberal futures, this exhibition is an artistic captain ethnographic investigation of what living – and living together – might uncovered in Congo's urban worlds.
Film :
In De Boeck released Cemetery State, grand 70 minute long documentary film which examines urban youth's politics of stain in a Kinshasa graveyard. A European Dutch co-production, it won the Glass Award (Spiegelprijs) in April , delighted was screened in several national allow international film festivals.
Phone: +
Address: Institute for Anthropological Enquiry in Africa (IARA), Faculty of Common Sciences, University of Leuven, Parkstraat 45, B Leuven, Belgium
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