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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)
Download or read book FESTAC Mask written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ebony written by and published by . This book was released on 1977-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.
Author : Felicity Bodenstein
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1800734247
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Contested Holdings written by Felicity Bodenstein and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going beyond strictly legal and property-oriented aspects of the restitution debate, restitution is considered as part of a larger set of processes of return that affect museums and collections, as well as notions of heritage and object status. Covering a range of case studies and a global geography, the authors aim to historicize and bring depth to contemporary debates in relation to both the return of material culture and human remains. Defined as contested holdings, differing museum collections ranging from fine arts to physical anthropology provide connections between the treatment and conceptualization of collections that generally occupy separate realms in the museum world.
Author : Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Publisher : Jacana Media
ISBN 13 : 1431403253
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (314 download)
Download or read book Afropolis written by Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum and published by Jacana Media. This book was released on 2012 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metropolises often evoke images of flashy high-rise buildings, permanent background noise, backed-up cars and people moving quickly in all directions in their masses. New York, Tokyo, London, Sao Paulo. But what about Cairo?
Author : Festus Eguavoen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781086591187
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (911 download)
Download or read book The Story of Queen Idia written by Festus Eguavoen and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Idia has undoubtedly put Benin on the world map, her exploit, skillfulness and valor is a story that has been heard, written and spoken of by men of all tribes and countries around the world. And the very famous Benin Ivory Mask is a portrait of the head of the Queen Mother, Idia. She was very instrumental in ensuring that her son was crowned the Oba of Benin. She also fought war for the Benins in the reign of her Son as Oba Esigie of Benin Kingdom.The Queen Idia Ivory Mask was forcefully taken from Benin during the British invasion of Benin in 1897. This ivory head of Queen Idia was used as the official emblem of the Second World African Festival of Art and Culture in 1977 which was dubbed, the FESTAC MASK 77. This is a true story that happened many years ago made into a fun and entertaining graphic novel for children and adult to read. Its a must have for everyone.
Author : Lanre Alayande
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781450206099
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Our Rainmaker written by Lanre Alayande and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-01-29 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lanre Alayande holds advanced degrees in communication and marketing. Following the completion of his Ph.D., Lanre will begin work as the executive director of knowledge Impact; an educational marketing company in South Africa as he is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Lanre has worked in the publishing industry for the last ten years, he has provided consulting services to large corporations in Western Europe, Asia and provisional government, particularly, Gauteng government of South Africa.
Author : Noah Tsika
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520386094
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Cinematic Independence written by Noah Tsika and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cinematic Independence traces the emergence, demise, and rebirth of big-screen film exhibition in Nigeria. Film companies flocked to Nigeria in the years following independence, beginning a long history of interventions by Hollywood and corporate America. The 1980s and 90s saw a shuttering of cinemas, which were almost entirely replaced by television and direct-to-video movies. After 1999, the exhibition sector was again revitalized with the construction of multiplexes. Cinematic Independence is about the periods that straddle this disappearing act: the decades bracketing independence in 1960, and the years after 1999. At stake in both instances is the postcolony's role in global debates about the future of the movie theater. That it was eventually resurrected in the flashy form of the multiplex is not simply an achievement of commercial real estate but also a testament to cinema's persistence--its capacity to stave off annihilation or, in this case, come back from the dead"--
Author : Carine Colas Diallo
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1490861270
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (98 download)
Download or read book No Fear written by Carine Colas Diallo and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Fear is about my decision to relinquish my total being to God when I was young. An inner voice--God's voice--had become a permanent part of me, speaking to me and advising me in times of trouble and danger. My father was born in Haiti and could not provide any religious support to me and my siblings. However, my mother, who is also Haitian, a Christian, and an advocate of prayer, pushed and encouraged me to grow closer to God through prayer. While I was a high school student almost thirty years ago, thank God my inner voice--God's voice--spoke loudly and clearly to my conscious being. As I was heading into the girls' locker room to change for tennis practice, all of a sudden, I heard my inner voice command me to leave the school building. At the entrance, I encountered a teenage boy standing there, who violently grabbed my arm and was trying to pull down his pants with his other hand. I kicked him hard in his groin, which forced him to the ground. I was free. Years later, when I was a Peace Corps volunteer working in Guinea, West Africa, the government compound where I was living was attacked by an angry mob seeking revenge on a political figure whom they believed was corrupt. The night before, my inner voice--God's voice--instructed me to pack a small bag. I escaped unharmed.
Author : Andrew Apter
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226023567
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)
Download or read book The Pan-African Nation written by Andrew Apter and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Nigeria hosted the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) in 1977, it celebrated a global vision of black nationhood and citizenship animated by the exuberance of its recent oil boom. Andrew Apter's The Pan-African Nation tells the full story of this cultural extravaganza, from Nigeria's spectacular rebirth as a rapidly developing petro-state to its dramatic demise when the boom went bust. According to Apter, FESTAC expanded the horizons of blackness in Nigeria to mirror the global circuits of its economy. By showcasing masks, dances, images, and souvenirs from its many diverse ethnic groups, Nigeria forged a new national culture. In the grandeur of this oil-fed confidence, the nation subsumed all black and African cultures within its empire of cultural signs and erased its colonial legacies from collective memory. As the oil economy collapsed, however, cultural signs became unstable, contributing to rampant violence and dissimulation. The Pan-African Nation unpacks FESTAC as a historically situated mirror of production in Nigeria. More broadly, it points towards a critique of the political economy of the sign in postcolonial Africa.
Author : Gitti Salami
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118515056
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)
Download or read book A Companion to Modern African Art written by Gitti Salami and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a wealth of perspectives on African modern and Modernist art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this new Companion features essays by African, European, and North American authors who assess the work of individual artists as well as exploring broader themes such as discoveries of new technologies and globalization. A pioneering continent-based assessment of modern art and modernity across Africa Includes original and previously unpublished fieldwork-based material Features new and complex theoretical arguments about the nature of modernity and Modernism Addresses a widely acknowledged gap in the literature on African Art
Author : Peter Probst
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253222958
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (532 download)
Download or read book Osogbo and the Art of Heritage written by Peter Probst and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why has the home of a Yoruba river goddess become a UNESCO World Heritage site and a global attraction? Every year, tens of thousands of people from around the world visit the sacred grove of Osun, Osogbo's guardian deity, to attend her festival. Peter Probst takes readers on a riveting journey to Osogbo. He explores the history of the Osogbo School, which helped introduce one style of African modern art to the West, and investigates its intimate connection with Osun, the role of art and religion in the changing world of Osogbo, and its prominence in the global arena.
Author : Barnaby Phillips
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1786079364
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Loot written by Barnaby Phillips and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Prospect Best Book of 2021 ‘A fascinating and timely book.’ William Boyd ‘Gripping…a must read.’ FT ‘Compelling…humane, reasonable, and ultimately optimistic.’ Evening Standard ‘[A] valuable guide to a complex narrative.’ The Times In 1897, Britain sent a punitive expedition to the Kingdom of Benin, in what is today Nigeria, in retaliation for the killing of seven British officials and traders. British soldiers and sailors captured Benin, exiled its king and annexed the territory. They also made off with some of Africa’s greatest works of art. The ‘Benin Bronzes’ are now amongst the most admired and valuable artworks in the world. But seeing them in the British Museum today is, in the words of one Benin City artist, like ‘visiting relatives behind bars’. In a time of huge controversy about the legacy of empire, racial justice and the future of museums, what does the future hold for the Bronzes?
Author : Bénédicte Savoy
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 311054508X
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Acquiring Cultures written by Bénédicte Savoy and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As more parts of the world outside Europe became accessible =– and in the wake of social and technological developments in the 18th century – a growing number of exotic artefacts entered European markets. The markets for such objects thrived, while a collecting culture and museums emerged. This book provides insights into the methods and places of exchange, networks, prices, expertise, and valuation concepts, as well as the transfer and transport of these artefacts over 300 years and across four continents. The contributions are from international experts, including Ting Chang, Nélia Dias, Noëmie Etienne, Jonathan Fine, Philip Jones, Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie, Léa Saint-Raymond, and Masako Yamamoto.
Author : Fima Lifshitz
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1438934505
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (389 download)
Download or read book An African Journey Through Its Art written by Fima Lifshitz and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There were five. They came together for reasons that no one is even sure of anymore and cut a swath through the universe. Everyone knew their name, and the lined up to follow them. They knew their symbol, the snarling wolf. The warlords formed a following, an almost religion. And then it was over. Years later, and the followings of each of the original warriors have become clans. The clans have grown and trained new warriors over time, creating the driving force in all the universe. Here are four people now, training to follow in the ways of one particular wolf. The wolf that ended it all in the first place, the Blackwolf. This is the start of their journey, the beginning of their training. Gregor Holden, a Prince, who's sense of duty is equaled only by his lust for adventure. Candace Orthon, a legacy who's father is a Blackwolf, who's gradfather was a Blackwolf, and who will be a Blackwolf if it kills her. Ran Grastle, already an accomplished warrior in his own right. He's on the run for a committing a crime to exact justice and cares very little for the clan or anyone else. Xesca, a child of the last planet that the Blackwolf attacked. She has come to learn his ways, his style, so that no one can ever attack her planet again. "These four. If no one else, let these four progress."
Author : Bénédicte Savoy
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691235910
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book Africa’s Struggle for Its Art written by Bénédicte Savoy and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new history of how African nations, starting in the 1960s, sought to reclaim the art looted by Western colonial powers For decades, African nations have fought for the return of countless works of art stolen during the colonial era and placed in Western museums. In Africa’s Struggle for Its Art, Bénédicte Savoy brings to light this largely unknown but deeply important history. One of the world’s foremost experts on restitution and cultural heritage, Savoy investigates extensive, previously unpublished sources to reveal that the roots of the struggle extend much further back than prominent recent debates indicate, and that these efforts were covered up by myriad opponents. Shortly after 1960, when eighteen former colonies in Africa gained independence, a movement to pursue repatriation was spearheaded by African intellectual and political classes. Savoy looks at pivotal events, including the watershed speech delivered at the UN General Assembly by Zaire’s president, Mobutu Sese Seko, which started the debate regarding restitution of colonial-era assets and resulted in the first UN resolution on the subject. She examines how German museums tried to withhold information about their inventory and how the British Parliament failed to pass a proposed amendment to the British Museum Act, which protected the country's collections. Savoy concludes in the mid-1980s, when African nations enacted the first laws focusing on the protection of their cultural heritage. Making the case for why restitution is essential to any future relationship between African countries and the West, Africa’s Struggle for Its Art will shape conversations around these crucial issues for years to come.
Author : Nwachukwu Frank Ukadike
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739180940
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)
Download or read book Critical Approaches to African Cinema Discourse written by Nwachukwu Frank Ukadike and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical Approaches to African Cinema Discourse utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to lay bare the diversity and essence of African cinema discourse. It is an anthology of historical reflections, critical essays, and interviews by film critics, historians, theorists, and filmmakers that signifies a dialogue and engagement apropos the ideology and cultural politics of film production in Africa. The contributors are extremely concerned, not only with the history of African cinema, but with its future and its potential. This book, then, is not limited to the expansion of the discourse on African cinema, but tries to approach the definition of the critical canon within the exigencies and manifestations of art and African sociopolitical practices. The authors view these practices as an investment in a cultural imperative stemming from the quest to delineate how critical methodologies are derived from and shape contemporary historical and cultural practices. Hence, the contributions are less about the usual constrictive method of analysis and more about illustrating manifestations of an interrogative critical methodology that is certainly an offspring of an indigenous African critical cum cinematic culture and paradigms.
Author : Wole Soyinka
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0375755144
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (757 download)
Download or read book You Must Set Forth at Dawn written by Wole Soyinka and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2007-03-13 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, as well as a political activist of prodigious energies, Wole Soyinka now follows his modern classic Ake: The Years of Childhood with an equally important chronicle of his turbulent life as an adult in (and in exile from) his beloved, beleaguered homeland. In the tough, humane, and lyrical language that has typified his plays and novels, Soyinka captures the indomitable spirit of Nigeria itself by bringing to life the friends and family who bolstered and inspired him, and by describing the pioneering theater works that defied censure and tradition. Soyinka not only recounts his exile and the terrible reign of General Sani Abacha, but shares vivid memories and playful anecdotes–including his improbable friendship with a prominent Nigerian businessman and the time he smuggled a frozen wildcat into America so that his students could experience a proper Nigerian barbecue. More than a major figure in the world of literature, Wole Soyinka is a courageous voice for human rights, democracy, and freedom. You Must Set Forth at Dawn is an intimate chronicle of his thrilling public life, a meditation on justice and tyranny, and a mesmerizing testament to a ravaged yet hopeful land.
