The Sustainable Legacy of Agnès Varda: Feminist Practice and Pedagogy

Drawing especially on the encounters and relationships that defined her exceptional career, The Sustainable Legacy of Agnès Varda outlines a sustainable legacy for the celebrated director and visual artist. Over nine chapters, it unpacks how creation, connection, and environment form the core of Vardas artistry, which centers foremost on relationships with her family, with other artists, even with passersby she would meet in her travels around the world. Also celebrating her feminist legacy, the chapters cover a wide range, from the classic Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) to documentaries The Beaches of Agnès (2008) and Faces Places (2017) as well as selected art installations. The books final section is dedicated to teaching Vardas work; here, ten scholars from around the world consider how Vardas art and feminist pedagogies offer unique ways to bring crucial concepts into the classroom. By seeking a sustainable praxis to discuss and teach Vardas work, and by making pedagogical concerns an explicit part of this approach, this book argues that Vardas insights about the nature of creative work will inspire new generations of viewers and audiences. See more