located bodies – identity
John of Gaunt (2.1) - this England - this other Eden - this sceptred isle
issues of the identity of land, monarch, island, eden, birthplacecelebrated by an old, sick and dying man
who decries the mortgaging of Englandsold offEngland sick with rotten parchment bonds
themes - ownership- heritage
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the body of England
the ‘United Kingdom’
notions of ‘English heritage’ often identified with landscape, relationships with the land itself
what is English heritage?
what stands for, represents England?
what have they inherited that makes them English?
… beer, the parish church, fish and chips, cricket played upon a village green in summer, the Tower of London, the monarchy itself, stately homes, Shakespeare, a cottage garden …
are just some of the possible answers
Gaunt has pointed to some connections rooted in land and ownership, with references to Eden and England’s breed of men, England nurturing kings
the material textures of identity are centered upon the located body
this is another way of thinking of notions like ‘heritage’ (literally what is inherited), the way identity is signified
the photography of Martin Parr
- his collection ‘Think of England’
dealing with the textures of identitylocation - people and their artifacts in an English summer
Guillermo Gomez-Peña
- border art
dealing with language, material culture and identity
an extract from his video ‘Border Brujo’