TY  - BOOK
ED  - Gilbert , Helen
ED  - Gleghorn, Charlotte
AB  - Indigenous artists frequently voice concerns over the commodification of their cultures, a process acutely felt by those living with the consequences of colonialism. This timely book, which features colour illustrations throughout, examines the ways in which contemporary indigenous peoples in different parts of the Americas have harnessed performance practices to resist imposed stereotypes and shape their own complex identities. Essays by leading academics and practitioners show the vibrancy of a wide array of indigenous arts and cultural events in the USA, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Canada, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Belize. As well as analysing performance idioms, the authors trace the circulation of creative products and practices as commodities, as cultural capital and/or as heritage. Making reference to aesthetic forms, intellectual property and political empowerment, these essays weigh the impact of music, festivities, film, photography, theatre and museum installations among diverse audiences and discuss ways in which spectacles of cultural difference are remodelled in the hands of indigenous practitioners.
ID  - OAPEN ID: 1000309
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1051780312
KW  - contemporary indigenous people
KW  - Americas
KW  - stereotypes
KW  - identities
KW  - commodification
KW  - cultures
KW  - Mexico
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/b56753b8-157c-4166-b8fd-45f3c0fcbd86/Recasting commodity.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29628
PB  - Institute of Latin American Studies
PY  - 2014
SN  - 9781908857088
TI  - Recasting commodity and spectacle in the indigenous Americasnull
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