Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 376 g
Art, Appropriation, And The Commodification Of Difference
Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 376 g
ISBN: 978-0-8133-2089-2
Verlag: Routledge
The book examines the ways Western art and Western commerce co-opt, pigeonhole, and commodify so-called "native experiences." It raises important and uncomfortable questions about how we travel, what we buy, and how we determine cultural merit.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Preface -- Fat-Eaters and Aesthetes: The Politics of Display -- The Luxurious Ambivalence of Exoticism -- Conquest, Appropriation, and Cultural Difference -- Art and Taxidermy: The Warehouse of Treasures -- Dreams and Landscapes: The Delineation of Wild Spaces -- The Smoking Mirror -- About the Book and Author