The Lesser of Two Genocides

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  • Marc James Léger Independent scholar, Canada

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https://doi.org/10.22409/arte.lugar.cidade.v2i1.67311

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Abstract

This essay was written for the journal of the New Taipei City Art Museum. After being submitted, I received no reply. It was presented in lecture form at the Universities Art Association of Canada annual conference, October 28, 2024, Western University, London, Ontario. See also YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssgGNbcvFdk

Author Biography

Marc James Léger, Independent scholar, Canada

Marc James Léger is a Marxist cultural theorist living in Montreal. He is the author of several books, including Brave New Avant Garde (2012), Don’t Network: The Avant Garde after Networks (2018), Vanguardia: Socially Engaged Art and Theory (2019), Bernie Bros Gone Woke: Class, Identity, Neoliberalism (2021) Too Black To Fail: The Obama Portraits and the Politics of Post-Representation (2022), and Class Struggle and Identity Politics: A Guide (2024). He is the editor of the two volumes of The Idea of the Avant Garde – And What It Means Today (2014, 2022), which bring together the writings of 100 of the world’s leading artists and theorists in diGerent art fields, including music, film, architecture, literature, theatre, dance and visual arts.

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Published

2025-04-29

How to Cite

LÉGER, M. J. The Lesser of Two Genocides. arte :lugar :cidade, v. 2, n. 1, p. 171-187, 29 Apr. 2025.

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): Intervenciones artísticas, activismos callejeros, poéticas públicas disidentes

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Critical Field

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