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The Imagining of Community in the Arts of Guatemala: Weaving, Folk Tales, Marimba Performance, and Contemporary Painting
Author(s): David B. Greene (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 July 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 212 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773413111
- ISBN-13: 9780773413115
Book Description
This book studies three types of Guatemalan art that represent imagines of community. The particular techniques and structure of each set of works project an imagining of community that is unique to those pieces. Studying the pieces together lays the groundwork for re-imagining the relation of arts and society.
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This book studies three types of Guatemalan art that represent imagines of community. The particular techniques and structure of each set of works project an imagining of community that is unique to those pieces. Studying the pieces together lays the groundwork for re-imagining the relation of arts and society.
About the Author
Dr. Greene is Professor of Arts Studies, emeritus at North Caroline State University, where he directed the Arts Studies Program from 1988 to 2006. He completed his Ph.D at Yale University.
