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Art for Social Change and Cultural Awakening : an Anthropology of Residence in Taiwan.

Artistic residency has become widely adopted in Western countries while only recently having become popular and well-supported within Taiwan. This book explores the challenges that this form of art practice faced in contemporary Taiwan from the revocation of Martial Law in 1987 to the 2000s-arguably...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cipriani, Gerald
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington Books, 2013.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Artistic residency has become widely adopted in Western countries while only recently having become popular and well-supported within Taiwan. This book explores the challenges that this form of art practice faced in contemporary Taiwan from the revocation of Martial Law in 1987 to the 2000s-arguably one of the most exciting periods in the sociocultural history of the island. Case studies show what is at stake politically, historically, and socially in artists' endeavors to give shape to a sense of Taiwanese identity.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1299850480
9781299850484
9780739165867
0739165860