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Locating Cultural Creativity
John Liep (Ed.)
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Description for Locating Cultural Creativity
Hardcover. Contributors explore the interconnectedness of culture and creativity in an increasingly hybrid world. Editor(s): Liep, John. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
This book reexamines the interconnectedness of culture and creativity in an increasingly hybrid world. They argue that while many of the old certainties about high culture and artistic canons may now be disintegrating, culture and creativity themselves are still very much a reflection of social processes involving power and the control of resources.
Case studies include youth subcultures in Europe; experimental theatre derived from the Brazilian candomblé dance; the role of memory in mythology among the Pukapukan of Polynesia; the evolution of football and polo in Argentina; gender relations in Algerian raï music; the notion ... Read more
This book reexamines the interconnectedness of culture and creativity in an increasingly hybrid world. They argue that while many of the old certainties about high culture and artistic canons may now be disintegrating, culture and creativity themselves are still very much a reflection of social processes involving power and the control of resources.
Case studies include youth subcultures in Europe; experimental theatre derived from the Brazilian candomblé dance; the role of memory in mythology among the Pukapukan of Polynesia; the evolution of football and polo in Argentina; gender relations in Algerian raï music; the notion ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Anthropology, Culture and Society
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745317038
SKU
V9780745317038
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About John Liep (Ed.)
John Liep is senior lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen.
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