Anderson,Jaynie (Editor) and Comité international d'histoire de l'art (Author)
Format:
Book, Edited
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
Carlton, Vic: Miegunyah Press, Melbourne University Publishing
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
International Congress of the History of Art (32nd :; 2008 :; Melbourne, Vic.); Comité International d'Histoire de l'Art, CIHA, The University of Melbourne, 13-18 January 2008., 1108 p., Presents an examination of the effect of globalism on art and art history. Covering different aspects of art, this title explores the themes of conflict, migration and convergence in the visual, symbolic and artistic exchanges between cultures throughout history. Includes Roberto Conduru's "From silence to multiple incorporation: art and Afro-Brazilian religions."
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
194 p., Includes Marie-José Nzengou-Tayo's "Prejuicios acerca de la independencia haitiana : viento negro, Bosque del Caiman de Carlos Esteban Deive," Silvia Valero's "De 'negros' y 'mulatos' en la literatura cubana contemporánea : Elíseo Altunaga, Marta Rojas y la re-escritura de la historia," and Felix Ayoh'Omidire's "La identidad frente al poder : la asimetría ritual de Yemayá en Africa y América Latina."
Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
443 p, An anthology of 16 essays by scholars, artists, and ritual experts who examine the sacred arts of Haitian Vodou from multiple perspectives. Among the many topics covered are the 10 major Vodou divinities, the paintings of Hector Hyppolite, the multimedia pieces of Pierrot Barra, sequined bottles and sequined flags, and the work of the Brooklyn Priestess Mama Lola.