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Relating to rock art in the contemporary world / edited by Liam M. Brady and Paul S.C. Taçon.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indigenous art.
- Rock paintings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (411 pages) : illustrations, map, photographs
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : University Press of Colorado, 2016.
- Summary:
- "Rock art is considered an archaeological artifact reflecting activities from the past, it is also a phenomenon with present-day meaning and relevance to both indigenous and non-indigenous communities. Challenging traditional ways of thinking about this recognizable form of visual heritage and providing insight into its contemporary significance"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The place of rock art in the contemporary world / Paul S.C. Taçon and Liam M. Brady
- A fabricated past? The case of Nyero Rock art site, Kumi District, Uganda / Catherine Namono
- "What rock art?" Stories from Northeast Thailand / Noel Hidalgo Tan, Atthasit Sukkham, Gemma Boyle, Watinee Tanompolkrang, Jutinach Bowonsachoti, and Duangpond Singhaseni
- What the places teach us : challenges for cultural tourism and indigenous stewardship of rock art sites in the North American midcontinent / John Norder and Dagmara Zawadzka
- "That painting now is telling us something" : negotiating and apprehending contemporary meaning in Yanyuwa rock art, Northern Australia / Liam M. Brady and John J. Bradley
- Parks, petroglyphs, fish, and Zuni : an emotional geography of contemporary human-animal-water relationships / Kurt E. Dongoske and Kelley Hays-Gilpin
- Rock art in South African society today / Benjamin W. Smith
- Inscribing history : the complex geographies of Bedouin tribal symbols in the Negev Desert, Southern Israel / Davida Eisenberg-Degen, George H. Nash and Joshua Schmidt
- Land/people relationships and the future of rock art in the Laura Basin, Northeastern Australia / Noelene Cole
- From science to heritage : new challenges for world heritage rock art sites in Mediterranean Spain in the 21st century / Ines Domingo and Manuel Bea
- Rock art, cultural change, the media and national heritage identity in the 21st century / Paul S. C. Taon
- Teaching and learning about rock art in Argentina / Dánae Fiore, Marianna Ocampo and Agustín Acevedo
- Recent art history in rock country : bark painters inspired by rock paintings / Luke Taylor
- Marks and meeting grounds / Ursula K. Frederick
- Establishing new ground : reflexive/reflective thinking and plotting a future for studying rock art in contemporary contexts / Liam M. Brady and Paul S.C. Taçon.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781607324980
- 1607324989
- OCLC:
- 962436685
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