Anthropology, art and cultural production /

This book provides an introduction to anthropological perspectives on art. Svasek defines art as a social process, where we study not only the artifacts themselves and the values attributed to them, but also the process of production and the wider context in which this process takes place. Svasek pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Svasek, Maruska (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2007.
Colección:Anthropology, culture, and society.
Temas:
Art and anthropology.
Material culture.
Art and society.
Art et anthropologie.
Culture matérielle.
Art et société.
material culture (discipline)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Kunst.
Cultuur.
Antropologische aspecten.
Anthropologie.
Art > Aspect social.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Theorising art
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. From evolutionism to ethnoaesthetics
  • 3. From visual communication to object agency
  • pt. 2. Objects, transit and transition
  • 4. Performances : the power of art/efacts
  • 5. Markets : art/efacts on the move
  • 6. Museums : space, materiality and the politics of display
  • 7. 'Fine art' : creating and contesting boundaries
  • 8. Processual relativism : fante flags in Northern Ireland
  • 9. Conclusion.

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