Sámi art and aesthetics : contemporary perspectives /

Sámi art and aesthetics : contemporary perspectives /

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Imprint:	Aarhus : Aarhus University Press, [2017] ©2017
Description:	1 online resource (347 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), map
Language:	English
Subject:	Art, Sami. Folk art, Sami. Art, Sami. Folk art, Sami.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12483834

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Other authors / contributors:	Aamold, Svein, editor. Haugdal, Elin, editor. Jørgensen, Ulla Angkjær, editor. Phillips, Ruth B. (Ruth Bliss), 1945- writer of afterword.
ISBN:	9788771845051 8771845054 9788771842524 8771842527
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	During the last five decades we have witnessed an increase in activity among artists identifying themselves as Sámi, the only recognised indigenous people of Scandinavia. At the same time, art and duodji (traditional Sámi art and craft) have been organized and institutionalized, not least by the Sámi artists themselves. 'Sámi Art and Aesthetics' discusses and highlights these developments and places them in historical and contemporary contexts for an international audience. At stake are complex, changing terms regarding the creative and the political agencies. The question is not how indigeneity, identity, people, art, duodji, and aesthetics correspond to conventional Western ideas, rather it is how they interact with the Sámi and their neighƯbouring cultures and societies.
Other form:	Print version: Sámi art and aesthetics. Aarhus : Aarhus University Press, [2017] 9788771842524

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Summary:	During the last five decades we have witnessed an increase in activity among artists identifying themselves as Sami, the only recognised indigenous people of Scandinavia. At the same time, art and duodji (traditional Sami art and craft) have been organized and institutionalized, not least by the Sami artists themselves. Sami Art and Aesthetics discusses and highlights these developments and places them in historical and contemporary contexts for an international audience. At stake are complex, changing terms regarding the creative and the political agencies. The question is not how indigeneity, identity, people, art, duodji, and aesthetics correspond to conventional Western ideas, rather it is how they interact with the Sami and their neighbouring cultures and societies. The volume is written by some of the foremost art historians and literary scholars in Sami art, craft, architecture, culture, and indigenous studies. Artists presented include Johan Turi, Ivar Jaks, Outi Pieski, Folke Fjellstrom, Katarina Pirak Sikku, Geir Tore Holm, and Silje Figenschou Thoresen.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (347 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), map
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9788771845051 8771845054 9788771842524 8771842527