Painting Stories
Lives and Legacies from an Indian Crafts Village
Seiten
2022
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-2732-7 (ISBN)
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-2732-7 (ISBN)
In this collection of ethnographic short stories spanning thirty years of fieldwork, an anthropologist narrates events that have shaped the lives of artisans in a famous heritage crafts village in Odisha, India.
Painting Stories explores the accomplishments, struggles, and livelihoods of traditional artisans in Raghurajpur, a village known for its patta chitra painters. In this collection, Helle Bundgaard weaves thirty years of observations and experiences into a tapestry of stories, which together present a poignant image of the lives of Indian craft makers and their personal connections to the art that they create.
The painters’ stories are situated in a rich cultural environment and steeped in social relations. For them, painting is more than a livelihood or an aesthetic expression – it is a way of life.
Painting Stories is a window into a part of our world rarely seen, reminding us of both our rich diversity and our shared humanity. Written with the painters, students, and laypersons in mind, the book includes a discussion of ethnographic storytelling and resources for ethnographic writing, as well as color photographs that bring the stories to life.
Painting Stories explores the accomplishments, struggles, and livelihoods of traditional artisans in Raghurajpur, a village known for its patta chitra painters. In this collection, Helle Bundgaard weaves thirty years of observations and experiences into a tapestry of stories, which together present a poignant image of the lives of Indian craft makers and their personal connections to the art that they create.
The painters’ stories are situated in a rich cultural environment and steeped in social relations. For them, painting is more than a livelihood or an aesthetic expression – it is a way of life.
Painting Stories is a window into a part of our world rarely seen, reminding us of both our rich diversity and our shared humanity. Written with the painters, students, and laypersons in mind, the book includes a discussion of ethnographic storytelling and resources for ethnographic writing, as well as color photographs that bring the stories to life.
Helle Bundgaard is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen.
Illustrations
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Introduction
A Foreign Bird
The Sketchbook
A Ladies’ Bicycle
A Craving for Idlis
The Helmet
The Wrath of a Deity
A Long Journey
A Brief Glimpse of Joy
A Convenient Arrangement
A Friend for Life
Too Good to be True
Still Standing
Just Luck?
Something to Celebrate
Spectator Bird
Voyages through Time
Afterword: The Painting of Painting Stories
Recommended Readings
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.12.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 30 colour illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Toronto |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 159 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 460 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4875-2732-2 / 1487527322 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4875-2732-7 / 9781487527327 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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