Tourism art and souvenirs : the material culture of tourism / / David L. Hume

• Autore: Hume David L.
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 216
• Soggetto topico: Tourism - Social aspects; Souvenirs (Keepsakes); Material culture
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Method of assessment; 2 The European collection of 'Other' cultures: a historical structure from which to assess tourist art and souvenirs; Introduction; Pre-modern collecting; Colonial collecting; Early modern collecting; Tourism and anthropology; Explorer art and tourist art in Australia; 3 Souvenirs and the anthropological gaze: the study and reception of souvenirs over the last half century; Introduction; The sixties; The seventies; The eighties; The nineties ; The arc of the boomerang: a case studySummary; 4 The souvenir and the fetish; Introduction; Substitution; Belief; Narrative; The magic of material objects, art and souvenirs; Surplus value: the economy of the fetish and souvenir; Time; Seriality; The transmission of the fetish from producer to consumer; 5 Contexts of display: tourist art in recent museogallery exhibitions; Introduction; Johnny Possum Tjapaltjarri: artist and souvenir maker; Behind the mask: the creativity of the First Nations of the Northern Pacific Rim, at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery 2001 ; Institutional terms of displayFour Aboriginal shields; The strength of the Koori line: souvenir nula-nulas (killing sticks or battle clubs) and other tools of life from Southeast Australia; All souvenirs are miniatures; 6 The language of souvenirs: three discrete groups - the Sampled, Crafted and Representative; Introduction; Souvenir attributes; The expressive patterns of souvenirs; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the relationship between art and tourism through the study of the material culture of tourism: tourist art and souvenirs. It thoroughly examines how to categorise the material culture of tourism within the discourses of contemporary art and cultural anthropology, and demonstrates that tourist art is a unique expression of place and genuine artistic style. The first investigation to consider the activity of souvenirs from both indigenous and settler tourist sites, it brings a unique addition to the existing, dated, research in the area.Working initially from Graburn's definit
• Titolo autorizzato: Tourism art and souvenirs
• ISBN: 1-138-08196-5; 0-203-77148-6; 1-135-03822-8; 1-135-03823-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790677803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Tourism