Art, Culture, and Tourism on an Indian Ocean Island : an Ethnographic Study of Jua Kali Artists in Lamu, Kenya.

This book employs an ethnographic approach to understand the evolution of jua kali (Swahili for ""hot sun"") art forms, especially in response to the international tourism industry. The importance of ethnicity to Lamu's jua kali artists and the ways that ethnic identity is e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wright, Kristina Dziedzic
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.
Temas:
Art and society > Kenya > Lamu.
Tourism and art > Kenya > Lamu.
Art, Kenyan > Kenya > Lamu.
Ethnicity in art.
Artisans > Kenya > Lamu.
Informal sector (Economics) > Kenya > Lamu.
Art et société > Kenya > Lamu.
Tourisme et art > Kenya > Lamu.
Art kenyan > Kenya > Lamu.
Ethnicité dans l'art.
Secteur informel (Économie politique) > Kenya > Lamu.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Art and society
Art, Kenyan
Artisans
Ethnicity in art
Informal sector (Economics)
Social conditions
Tourism and art
Visual Arts.
Art, Architecture & Applied Arts.
Visual Arts - General.
Lamu (Kenya) > Social conditions.
Kenya > Lamu
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book employs an ethnographic approach to understand the evolution of jua kali (Swahili for ""hot sun"") art forms, especially in response to the international tourism industry. The importance of ethnicity to Lamu's jua kali artists and the ways that ethnic identity is expressed visually in their artwork offers a unique approach to analyzing processes of cultural commoditization.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (174 pages)
ISBN:9780773444423
0773444424

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