Artifak : cultural revival, tourism, and the recrafting of history in Vanuatu / Hugo DeBlock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeBlock, Hugo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism and art--Vanuatu.

Tourism and art.

Art and society--Vanuatu.

Art and society.

Heritage tourism--Vanuatu.

Heritage tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, 2019.

Summary:

In Vanuatu, commoditization and revitalization of culture and the arts do not necessarily work against each other; both revolve around value formation and the authentication of things. This book investigates the meaning and value of (art) objects as commodities in differing states of transit and transition: in the local place, on the market, in the museum. It provides an ethnographic account of commoditization in a context of revitalization of culture and the arts in Vanuatu, and the issues this generates, such as authentication of actions and things, indigenized copyright, and kastom disputes over ownership and the nature of kastom itself.

Contents:

Intro

Artifak

Copyright Page

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Art, Anthropology, and Tourism

Chapter 2 - Arts of Vanuatu

Chapter 3 - Making Authenticity

Chapter 4 - Selling Authenticity

Chapter 5 - Commodities and Authenticity

Chapter 6 - Museums

Conclusion - Artifak: The Value of Art in Vanuatu

References

Index.

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781789200430

1789200431

OCLC:

1065268940