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Dictionary of Latin American cultural studies
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Type: Book
"A reference work containing 54 entries defining and explaining generally accepted cultural studies terms as well as those specific to the study of Latin American culture"--
Alfred Gell puts forward a new anthropological theory of visual art, seen as a form of instrumental action: the making of things as a means of influencing the thoughts and actions of others. He argues that existing anthropological and aesthetic theories take an overwhelmingly pa…
This book examines the relationship between art and tourism through the study of the material culture of tourism: tourist art and souvenirs. It thoroughly examines how to categorise the material culture of tourism within the discourses of contemporary art and cultural anthropolo…
Tidl. udg. 1992
Tidl. udg. 1992
Cultural identity and global process
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Type: Book
Noted anthropologist Michael Jackson examines the problem of well-being and the question as to what makes life worthwhile
Exploring key issues for the anthropology of art and art theory, this fascinating text provides the first in-depth study of community art from an anthropological perspective. The book focuses on the thirty-five year history of the Free Form Arts Trust, an arts group that played …