Bad Aboriginal art : tradition, media, and technological horizons
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Bad Aboriginal art : tradition, media, and technological horizons
Allen & Unwin, 1994
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Originally published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1994
Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-[196]) and index
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Description
By the author of "Unbecoming", "Bad Aboriginal Art" is the account of Eric Michael's period of residence and work with the Walpiri tribe of Central Australia, and his analysis of the impact of television on remote Aboriginal communities. Michael's writing disrupts old agendas and sets new ones, and is aimed at students and readers with an interest in Australian cultural studies. This book is by Paul Foss, who also edits "Art and Text".
Table of Contents
Foreword Dick HebdigeIntroductionMarcia LangtonA Note to the ReaderMichael LeighAcknowledgmentsPaul FossI A Primer of Restrictions on Picture-Taking in Traditional Areas of Aboriginal AustraliaII Aboriginal Content: Who's Got It - Who Needs It?III Western Desert Sandpainting and PostmodernismIV Hundreds Shot at Aboriginal Community: ABC Makes TV Documentary at YuendumuV Hollywood Iconography: A Warlpiri ReadingVI For a Cultural Future: Francis Jupurrurla Makes TV at YuendumuVII If "All Anthropologists Are Liars..."VIII Bad Aboriginal ArtIX Para-EthnographyPostcript: My Essay on PostmodernismNotesWorks CitedA Bibliography of Eric MichaelsIndex
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