Reclaiming Heritage Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West Africa
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2008
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781598743074
Publisert
2008-02-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Left Coast Press Inc
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
E, P, 04, 06
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
270
Biographical note
Ferdinand de Jong, Michael Rowlands"...These chapters [case studies] explore the meaning, ownership, control and politics of tradition, memory and heritage especially intangible heritage as codified by Unesco. The different approaches and interests of Unesco, national governments, nascent tourist industries and local people of different ethnicities and generations are all teased out and examined it is worth pondering the complex and fascinating questions raised by this study."... --Terry Barringer, African Research & Documentation
Struggles over the meaning of the past are common in postcolonial states. State cultural heritage programs build monuments to reinforce in nation building effortsâoften supported by international organizations and tourist dollars. These efforts often ignore the other, often more troubling memories preserved by local communitiesâmarkers of colonial oppression, cultural genocide, and ethnic identity. Yet, as the contributors to this volume note, questions of memory, heritage, identity and conservation are interwoven at the local, ethnic, national and global level and cannot be easily disentangled. In a fascinating series of cases from West Africa, anthropologists, archaeologists and art historians show how memory and heritage play out in a variety of postcolonial contexts. Settings range from televised ritual performances in Mali to monument conservation in Djenne and slavery memorials in Ghana.
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In a fascinating series of cases from West Africa, anthropologists, archaeologists and art historians show how memory, heritage, identity and conservation play out in a variety of postcolonial contexts at the local, ethnic, national and global level .
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Series Editorâs Chapter 1 Reconsidering Heritage and Memory, Michael Rowlands, Ferdinand de Jong; Chapter 2 âTaking on a Traditionâ: African Heritage and the Testimony of Memory, Beverley Butler; Chapter 3 Slave Route Projects: Tracing the Heritage of Slavery in Ghana, Katharina Schramm; Chapter 4 Picturing the Past: Heritage, Photography, and the Politics of Appearance in a Yoruba City, Peter Probst; Chapter 5 Entangled Memories and Parallel Heritages in Mali, Michael Rowlands; Chapter 6 âEnchanting Town of Mudâ: DjennĂŠ, a World Heritage Site in Mali, Charlotte Joy; Chapter 7 A Masterpiece of Masquerading: Contradictions of Conservation in Intangible Heritage, Ferdinand de Jong; Chapter 8 From a Glorious Past to the Lands of Origin: Media Consumption and Changing Narratives of Cultural Belonging in Mali, Dorothea E. Schulz; Chapter 9 Demystified Memories: The Politics of Heritage in Post-Socialist Guinea, Ramon SarrĂł; Chapter 10 Palimpsest Memoryscapes: Materializing and Mediating War and Peace in Sierra Leone, Paul Basu;
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781598743074
Publisert
2008-02-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Left Coast Press Inc
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
E, P, 04, 06
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
270