J B Murray And The Scripts And Spirit Forms Of Africa

Author : Licia Clifton-James,Maude Southwell Wahlman
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781527580015

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J.B. Murray and the Scripts and Spirit Forms of Africa by Licia Clifton-James,Maude Southwell Wahlman Pdf

Providing an excellent example of why folk artists can be appreciated as carriers of knowledge, even if they are unaware of it, this book could change the ways we understand and appreciate American folk arts. Connecting a sharecropper from Georgia in the Southern United States to a protector and healer in Touba, Senegal, West Africa, the holy city of Mouridism, and the final resting place of its founder, Shaikh Ahmadou Bàmba Mbàcke, it makes an interesting link while examining the cultural aspects of two very different and yet similar paths of life. Historians and art historians alike will find this investigation of African American art and folk culture both interesting and insightful. Not only does this book trace the characteristics of art through the African Diaspora, but it also traces Islam through those same diasporic transportations of colonial exploration and slavery.

Author : Licia Clifton-James,Maude Southwell Wahlman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1527580008

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J. B. Murray and the Scripts and Spirit Forms of Africa by Licia Clifton-James,Maude Southwell Wahlman Pdf

Providing an excellent example of why folk artists can be appreciated as carriers of knowledge, even if they are unaware of it, this book could change the ways we understand and appreciate American folk arts. Connecting a sharecropper from Georgia in the Southern United States to a protector and healer in Touba, Senegal, West Africa, the holy city of Mouridism, and the final resting place of its founder, Shaikh Ahmadou Bàmba Mbàcke, it makes an interesting link while examining the cultural aspects of two very different and yet similar paths of life. Historians and art historians alike will find this investigation of African American art and folk culture both interesting and insightful. Not only does this book trace the characteristics of art through the African Diaspora, but it also traces Islam through those same diasporic transportations of colonial exploration and slavery.

Author : Winston Napier
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780814758106

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African American Literary Theory by Winston Napier Pdf

Fifty-one essays by writers such as Langston Hughes, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ralph Ellison, and Zora Neale Hurston, as well as critics and academics such as Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examine the central texts and arguments in African American literary theory from the 1920s through the present. Contributions are organized chronologically beginning with the rise of a black aesthetic criticism, through the Black Arts Movement, feminism, structuralism and poststructuralism, queer theory, and cultural studies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Mary Shaw Graham Padgelek,John B. Murry
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : 0865546991

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In the Hand of the Holy Spirit by Mary Shaw Graham Padgelek,John B. Murry Pdf

"How an illiterate farm worker in rural Georgia rose to become an artist of international acclaim is the story of Mary Padgelek's In the Hand of the Holy Spirit: The Visionary Art of J.B. Murray. Padgelek tells Murray's fascinating story and analyzes his art and spiritual message. Throughout history the visionary artist has sought to offer a glimpse of the eternal in the midst of a temporal world. This book unveils the symbols, impetus, and meaning of Murray's art. Padgelek shows how this fascinating folk artist expressed his perceptions of eternity and offered a redemptive metaphor for spiritual healing, regeneration, and ultimate salvation."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Jacqueline Bobo,Cynthia Hudley,Claudine Michel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135942564

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The Black Studies Reader by Jacqueline Bobo,Cynthia Hudley,Claudine Michel Pdf

Black studies emerged from the tumultuous social and civil rights movements of the 1960s and empowered African Americans to look at themselves in new ways and pass on a dignified version of Black history. However, it also enriched traditional disciplines in profound and significant ways. Proponents of Black and ethnic studies confronted the false notion that scholarly investigations were objective and unbiased explorations of the range of human knowledge, history, creativity, artistry, and scientific discovery. As they protested against hegemonic notions like universal psychology and re-evaluated canonical texts in literature, a new model of academic inquiry evolved: one committed to serving a range of populations, that critiqued traditional politics, culture, and social affairs, and worked with activist energy for the transformation of the existing social order. With an all-star cast of contributors, The Black Studies Reader takes on the history and future of this multi-faceted academic field. Topics include Black feminism, cultural politics, Black activism, lesbian and gay issues, African American literature and film, education, and religion. This authoritative collection takes a critical look at the current state of Black studies and speculates on where it may go from here.

Author : Harryette Mullen
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780817357139

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The Cracks Between What We Are and What We Are Supposed to Be by Harryette Mullen Pdf

The Cracks Between What We Are and What We Are Supposed to Be forms an extended consideration not only of Harryette Mullen’s own work, methods, and interests as a poet, but also of issues of central importance to African American poetry and language, women’s voices, and the future of poetry. Together, these essays and interviews highlight the impulses and influences that drive Mullen’s work as a poet and thinker, and suggest unique possibilities for the future of poetic language and its role as an instrument of identity and power.

Author : Grey Gundaker,Judith McWillie
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : 1572333561

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No Space Hidden by Grey Gundaker,Judith McWillie Pdf

"Focusing primarily, though not exclusively, on the southeastern United States, the book examines works ranging from James Hampton's well-known Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly (now part of the Smithsonian collection), to several elaborately decorated yards and gardens, to smaller-scale acts of commemoration, protection, and witness. The authors show how the artful arrangement and adornment of everyday objects and plants express both the makers' own experiences and concerns and a number of rich and sustaining cultural traditions. They identify a "lexicon" of material signs that are frequently and consistently used in African American culture and art and then show how such elements have been used in various individual works and what they mean to the practitioners themselves."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Gerard C. Wertkin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1583 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135956141

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Encyclopedia of American Folk Art by Gerard C. Wertkin Pdf

For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of American Folk Art web site. This is the first comprehensive, scholarly study of a most fascinating aspect of American history and culture. Generously illustrated with both black and white and full-color photos, this A-Z encyclopedia covers every aspect of American folk art, encompassing not only painting, but also sculpture, basketry, ceramics, quilts, furniture, toys, beadwork, and more, including both famous and lesser-known genres. Containing more than 600 articles, this unique reference considers individual artists, schools, artistic, ethnic, and religious traditions, and heroes who have inspired folk art. An incomparable resource for general readers, students, and specialists, it will become essential for anyone researching American art, culture, and social history.

Author : Daniel Wojcik
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781496808073

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Outsider Art by Daniel Wojcik Pdf

Outsider art has exploded onto the international art scene, gaining widespread attention for its startling originality and visual power. As an expression of raw creativity, outsider art remains associated with self-taught visionaries, psychiatric patients, trance mediums, eccentric outcasts, and unschooled artistic geniuses who create things outside of mainstream artistic trends and styles. Outsider Art: Visionary Worlds and Trauma provides a comprehensive guide through the contested terrain of outsider art and the related domains of art brut, visionary art, "art of the insane," and folk art. The book examines the history and primary issues of the field as well as explores the intersection between culture and individual creativity that is at the very heart of outsider art definitions and debates. Daniel Wojcik's interdisciplinary study challenges prevailing assumptions about the idiosyncratic status of outsider artists. This wide-ranging investigation of the art and lives of those labeled outsiders focuses on the ways that personal tragedies and suffering have inspired the art-making process. In some cases, trauma has triggered a creative transformation that has helped artists confront otherwise overwhelming life events. Additionally, Wojcik's study illustrates how vernacular traditions, religious worldviews, ethnic heritage, and popular culture have influenced such art. With its detailed consideration of personal motivations, cultural milieu, and the potentially therapeutic aspects of art making, this volume provides a deeper understanding of the artistic impulse and human creativity.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Folk art
ISBN : IND:30000010057499

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The Clarion by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charles Reagan Wilson
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0820329657

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Judgment and Grace in Dixie by Charles Reagan Wilson Pdf

Religion has permeated nearly every aspect of modern southern culture in the US, with results that range from portraits of Jesus on black velvet to the soul-stirring orations of Martin Luther King Jr. This work gives an appraisal of religion's influence on such expressions of regional life as literature, music and folk art.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015041170088

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African Arts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dallas Museum of Art
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015020755115

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Black Art Ancestral Legacy by Dallas Museum of Art Pdf

Examines the impact of African culture upon Black visual artists in the United States and Caribbean (Jamaica, Haiti, and the Bahamas).

Author : David Hammons
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art, African
ISBN : UCSD:31822035573047

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Diaspora Memory Place by David Hammons Pdf

"A presentation and analysis of the work of three of the most exciting African diaspora artists of our time - David Hammons, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, and Pamela Z. A series of essays by scholars and critics examine three site-specific installation and performances originally concieved by these artists for Dak'Art 2004, the Biennale of Contemporary African Art in Dakar, Senegal."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Philology
ISBN : WISC:89117057513

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Revista de Letras by Anonim Pdf