Iconoclastic Controversies

Nico Carpentier is Extraordinary Professor at Charles University in Prague; he also holds part-time positions at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and at Uppsala University. With Intellect he previously published Communication and Discourse Theory: Collected Works of the Brussels Discourse Theory Group (2019, co-edited with Leen Van Brussel and Benjamin De Cleen), Media and Participation: A Site of Ideological-Democratic Struggle (2010) and Reclaiming the Media: Communication Rights and Democratic Media Roles (2007, with Bart Cammaerts).

'The Iconoclastic Controversies project focuses on a complex context, and the author is aware of the inherent ambiguities and complexities. It is a rich, sophisticated, and well-conducted project with interdisciplinary contributions, especially with its successful attempt to allow for further societal discussions. This short book reflects all phases of the project from the beginning to the end and captures the reader with its well-written theoretical, contextual and empirical chapters, as well as the photographs taken for/during the exhibitions, interviews, and audio/visual materials. The book also develops the key theoretical framework on antagonistic nationalism, which provides foundational help to scholars interested in similar topics and contexts. Apart from its academic quality and contributions, the Iconoclastic Controversies project is of capital importance with its aim to contribute to the transformation of antagonistic conflict and peace-building. [...] The book as a whole provides an important resource for scholars and deserves a wide readership.'

• Chapter 1: An Introduction to Iconoclastic ControversiesChapter 2: Communicating Academic Knowledge beyond the Written Academic TextChapter 3: On Antagonism and Nationalism – A Discursive- Material Re- ReadingChapter 4: The Discourses and Materialities of Cypriot Antagonistic NationalismChapter 5: The Iconoclastic Controversies PhotographsChapter 6: The Reception of the Two Cypriot Exhibitions with Vaia Doudaki, Yiannis Christidis and Fatma Nazli KöksalChapter 7: The InterviewsAppendix 1: Overview of Interviews and Broadcasts by Project Partners about the Two Exhibitions in Cyprus Appendix 2: Media That Covered the Two Exhibitions in Cyprus