Historically Speaking: The Workings of the Past in a Performance by Olof Olsson
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Historically Speaking : The Workings of the Past in a Performance by Olof Olsson. / Sørensen, Trine Friis.
In: Maska, Vol. 30, No. 172-174, 11.2015, p. 148-159.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Historically Speaking
T2 - The Workings of the Past in a Performance by Olof Olsson
AU - Sørensen, Trine Friis
PY - 2015/11
Y1 - 2015/11
N2 - This article sets out to untangle the workings of the past in a performance by Danish-Swedish-Dutch artist Olof Olsson. Leaving behind the official documents of the Danmarks Radio (DR) Archive, Olsson explores the byroads of radio history through a miscellaneous assortment of nugatory documents and objects. The article proceeds as a close reading of aspects of Olsson’s performance using three figures described by Walter Benjamin – the collector, the storyteller and the historian – as points of reference. By tracing out the contours of these figures in Olsson’s performance, I am able to elucidate the subversive potentiality of his digressive narrative.
AB - This article sets out to untangle the workings of the past in a performance by Danish-Swedish-Dutch artist Olof Olsson. Leaving behind the official documents of the Danmarks Radio (DR) Archive, Olsson explores the byroads of radio history through a miscellaneous assortment of nugatory documents and objects. The article proceeds as a close reading of aspects of Olsson’s performance using three figures described by Walter Benjamin – the collector, the storyteller and the historian – as points of reference. By tracing out the contours of these figures in Olsson’s performance, I am able to elucidate the subversive potentiality of his digressive narrative.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Performance
KW - archive
KW - radio
KW - history
KW - copyright
KW - Walter Benjamin
M3 - Journal article
VL - 30
SP - 148
EP - 159
JO - Maska
JF - Maska
SN - 1318-0509
IS - 172-174
ER -
ID: 137922231