This book was conceived on the occasion of the exhibition 'Prisoners of Shothik Itihash' by Naeem Mohaiemen, on view at Kunsthalle Basel from June to August 2014.

'Official history is written as a narration of the so-called major events that are self-evidently of historical relevance. Meanwhile, minor histories, including events not considered relevant, or erased from official accounts, are marginalised.

Naeem mohaiemen's films, photography, mixed media objects, and essays are based on the commingling of these major and minor histories in relation to the nation state of Bangladesh, seen within the subcontinental triangle of nations, and the particular histories of multiple partitions. The title of the exhibition at Kunsthalle Basel and this accompanying publication—Prisioners of Shothik Itihash (which literally translates into "the prisioners of correct history") is referring to the problematic of histories reflected in the constant alterations made to history books as governments, academics, and institutions keep changing.

This publication brings together essays and images by Naeem Mohaiemen, along with text excerpts from other "doomed" protagonists' - excerpts from Introduction by Fabian Schoneich
Access level

Onsite

Location code
MON.MON2
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2014

No of pages

95

ISBN / ISSN

9783855620302

No of copies

2

Content type

artist monograph, 

artist writing, 

monograph

Chapter headings

Shothik Itihash or 'Correct History'

1929: In Berlin

1933: Known Unknowns

1944: Altaf Tailor

1945: On the Menu

1947: Schizophrene

1948: Kazi in Nomansland

1953: Rankin Street

1971: We the Living, We the Dead

1971: Godot'er Opekkhay

1973: Problems for Imperialists

1974: Afsan's Long Day

1975: The Killing year

1976: Red Ant Mother, Meet Starfish Nation

1977: United Red Army

1979: Pulp, a Fiction

But Still, Read History Books

Coda: Unreliable Memory

Naeem Mohaiemen: Prisoners of Shothik Itihash
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Naeem Mohaiemen: Prisoners of Shothik Itihash