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- Book Title
- Authentically African
- Publication Name
- Authentically African : Arts and the Transnational Politics of Congolese Culture
- Title
- Authentically African
- Subtitle
- Arts and the Transnational Politics of Congolese Culture
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0821421913
- EAN
- 9780821421918
- ISBN
- 9780821421918
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Language & Reference
- Release Date
- 25/11/2015
- Release Year
- 2015
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Series
- New African Histories Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 18.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 392 Pages
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Together, the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium, and the Institut des Mus es Nationaux du Zaire (IMNZ) in the Congo have defined and marketed Congolese art and culture. In Authentically African, Sarah Van Beurden traces the relationship between the possession, definition, and display of art and the construction of cultural authenticity and political legitimacy from the late colonial until the postcolonial era. Her study of the interconnected histories of these two institutions is the first history of an art museum in Africa, and the only work of its kind in English.Drawing on Flemish-language sources other scholars have been unable to access, Van Beurden illuminates the politics of museum collections, showing how the IMNZ became a showpiece in Mobutu's effort to revive "authentic" African culture. She reconstructs debates between Belgian and Congolese museum professionals, revealing how the dynamics of decolonization played out in the fields of the museum and international heritage conservation. Finally, she casts light on the art market, showing how the traveling displays put on by the IMNZ helped intensify collectors' interest and generate an international market for Congolese art.The book contributes to the fields of history, art history, museum studies, and anthropology and challenges existing narratives of Congo's decolonization. It tells a new history of decolonization as a struggle over cultural categories, the possession of cultural heritage, and the right to define and represent cultural identities.
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Ohio University Press
ISBN-10
0821421913
ISBN-13
9780821421918
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217077419
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Authentically African : Arts and the Transnational Politics of Congolese Culture
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Series
New African Histories Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
392 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
18.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
N7399.C6b48 2015
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"This masterful study of Belgian and Congolese collecting and exhibitions of African arts, and the murky heritage politics so implied, offers insights for understanding colonial and postcolonial histories of representation anywhere in the world."--Allen F. Roberts, author of A Dance of Assassins: Performing Early Colonial Hegemony in the Congo, "[An] impressive exploration of how and postcolonial powers in former Zaire utilized 'cultural guardianship' to justify their political legitimacy and to establish cultural and political economies nationally and internationally." -- African Studies Quarterly, Authentically African is an impressively researched study of material culture and its institutions in the construction of Congolese cultural and political projects. Van Beurden's fascinating examination of objects and collections in cu|9780821421918|, " Authentically African is an impressively researched study of material culture and its institutions in the construction of Congolese cultural and political projects. Van Beurden's fascinating examination of objects and collections in cultural and political economies makes a significant contribution to several bodies of scholarship, from those focused on material culture, heritage, and identity politics to those concerned with African cultural institutions as part of the global landscape." --Joanna Grabski, Warner Professor of Art History and Visual Culture, Denison University, " Authentically African successfully shows how colonial tensions between politics and creativityleft their imprint on colonial as well as on postcolonial Congo... this book remains a necessaryintroduction to some key chapters in the rich and complex entrance of arts premiers into worldcultural histories."-- American Historical Review, "This well-informed book is the result of a careful inquiry carried out 'on the spot' in Congo, Belgium, and North America. ... Authentically African successfully shows how colonial tensions between politics and creativity left their imprint on colonial as well as on postcolonial Congo. ... This book remains a necessary introduction to some key chapters in the rich and complex entrance of arts premiers into world cultural histories."--Jean-Luc Vellut, American Historical Review, "This is an important book that fills a gap in our knowledge about museums in this geographical area as well as our understanding of the role of political ideologies, a topic which has been well covered in South Africa, for example, but not as much by scholars in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. ... An impressive analysis." -- Museum Anthropology Review, "Van Beurden's study is unique to the field because it is the only examination that solely focuses on these museums that is written in English. ... Complete with a detailed index and a comprehensive bibliography, this well-researched book is a welcome addition to academic and museum libraries, whose collections focus on African art and the history of cultural production through display." -- ARLIS/NA, " Authentically African is an impressively researched study of material culture and its institutions in the construction of Congolese cultural and political projects. Van Beurden's fascinating examination of objects and collections in cultural and political economies makes a significant contribution to several bodies of scholarship, from those focused on material culture, heritage, and identity politics to those concerned with African cultural institutions as part of the global landscape."--Joanna Grabski, Warner Professor of Art History and Visual Culture, Denison University, "[An] impressive exploration of how and postcolonial powers in former Zaire utilized 'cultural guardianship' to justify their political legitimacy and to establish cultural and political economies nationally and internationally."-- African Studies Quarterly, "This is an important book that fills a gap in our knowledge about museums in this geographical area as well as our understanding of the role of political ideologies, a topic which has been well covered in South Africa, for example, but not as much by scholars in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. ... An impressive analysis."-- Museum Anthropology Review
Copyright Date
2015
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Africa / General, Museum Studies, African
Lccn
2015-034123
Dewey Decimal
709.6724
Dewey Edition
23
Genre
Art, History
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