Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Whole Picture: The colonial story of the art in our museums... and why we need to talk about it by Alice Procter

4 reviews

readingsponsoredbybts's review against another edition

dark funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

good non fic!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Cultural appropriation, and Deportation

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Genocide, Police brutality, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Rape and Forced institutionalization

charlottejones952's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, and War

Minor: Rape, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

sarah984's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

This is an interesting look at museums both through their history as colonial institutions and attempts to reckon (or not) with that in the present, based on a selection of relevant objects and art installations. Each piece is given a simple one-sentence description at the beginning of its chapter, which highlights the importance of framing and context to the meaning of the object. I do think the author was a little too generous toward some of the more controversial art installations mentioned and I would like to read more authors of colour on this subject, but I liked the book overall.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

There is discussion of museum display of human remains. The history section of one object discusses lynching and the death of Emmett Till.