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Maguey JourneyDiscovering Textiles in Guatemala
The name "maguey" refers to various forms of the agave and furcraea genus, also sometimes called the century plant. The fibers extracted from the leaves of these plants are spun into fine cordage and worked with a variety of tools and techniques to create textiles, from net bags and hammocks to equestrian gear. In this fascinating book, Kathryn Rousso, an accomplished textile artist, takes a d…
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Born of ResistanceCara a Cara Encounters with Chicana/o Visual Culture
This collection of essays interrogates the most contested social, political, and aesthetic concept in Chicana/o cultural studies—resistance. If Chicana/o culture was born of resistance amid assimilation and nationalistic forces, how has it evolved into the twenty-first century? This groundbreaking volume redresses the central idea of resistance in Chicana/o visual cultural expression through…
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Ética en la creaciónHacia una práctica íntegra y responsable
La Asistencia para la Creación Artística de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana ha sido pionera en establecer directrices y fomentar la reflexión sobre las prácticas creativas. Este libro aborda el impacto ético de la producción creativa, destacando la relación entre investigadores y su entorno. A lo largo de seis capítulos, se examinan cuestiones éticas fundamentales en la creación e…
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La palabra escrita en el arte colonialSobre las relaciones entre pintura y c…
El estudio sobre las relaciones entre pintura y código lingüístico en el arte colonial neogranadino, se concentra en la revisión de tres textos neogranadinos: la colección de retratos dedicados a las monjas muertas o monjas coronadas y las obras de Francisco Álvarez de Velasco y Pedro de Solís y Valenzuela. Otros textos coloniales son tenidos en cuenta como referencias para la investigac…
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A New Deal for Navajo WeavingReform and Revival of Diné Textiles
A New Deal for Navajo Weaving provides a detailed history of early to mid-twentieth-century Diné weaving projects by non-Natives who sought to improve the quality and marketability of Navajo weaving but in so doing failed to understand the cultural significance of weaving and its role in the lives of Diné women. By the 1920s the durability and market value of Diné weavings had declined dram…
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Navajo Weaving in the Late Twentieth CenturyKin, Community, and Collectors
According to the Navajos, the holy people Spider Man and Spider Woman first brought the tools for weaving to the People. Over the centuries Navajo artists have used those tools to weave a web of beauty—a rich tradition that continues to the present day. In testimony to this living art form, this book presents 74 dazzling color plates of Navajo rugs and wall hangings woven between 1971 and 19…
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Alternative Narratives in Ceramic HistoryIntermediaries and the Anglo-America…
Introducing new insights into the history of ceramic design and consumption, Neil Ewins departs from the focus on manufacturers and producers and presents a third perspective that puts the multifaceted lives of the merchants, importers and dealers at the centre. Challenging the notion that intermediaries involved in the Anglo-American ceramic trade from the late 18th into the 19th century were …
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GraveyardsA History of Living with the Dead
An arresting and poignant cultural history of graveyards, from early burial sites to now. Why, how and where do we inter our dead? How do we set out to remember them? The Pyramids of Giza, the catacombs and columbaria of Rome and the cenotaphs erected to the worlds war dead are but some of the answers. In inimitable style, Roger Luckhurst probes the often moving, sometimes contested ways in wh…
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Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte Heft XVIII/4 Winter 2024Beirut
Beirut - Nur in seltenen Fällen steht Ideengeschichte so im Sturm des turbulenten Zeitgeschehens wie in der Winteraugabe der Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte. Die Ausgabe spürt den intellektuellen Energien einer modernen Metropole nach, in der Krieg und Kultur, Amüsement und Terror immer dicht beieinander liegen. Das extreme Lebensgefühl einer Stadt wird sichtbar, die mit ihren Ausgrabungss…
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The Sweet Smell of HomeThe Life and Art of Leonard F. Chana
A self-taught artist in several mediums who became known for stippling, Leonard Chana captured the essence of the Tohono O'odham people. He incorporated subtle details of O'odham life into his art, and his images evoke the smells, sounds, textures, and tastes of the Sonoran desert—all the while depicting the values of his people. He began his career by creating cards and soon was lending his…
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