Authentically African arts and the transnational politics of Congolese culture
Authentically African arts and the transnational politics of Congolese culture
Sarah Van Beurden.
- XIX, 372 pages
- New African histories .
- New African histories series. .
Introduction. Congolese history and the politics of culture -- The value of culture : Congolese art and Belgian colonialism -- Guardians of heritage : a politique esthétique and the museum as a "laboratory of native policy" -- The art of (re)possession : heritage and the cultural politics of Congo's decolonization -- Mobutu's museum : authenticity and guardianship -- Civilizing citizens? : Museums as brokers of postcolonial Zairian modernity -- Belgian patrimony, Zairian treasure, and American heritage : the transnational politics of Congolese art -- Conclusion. Colonial and postcolonial legacies.
9780821421901 (hc : alk. paper) 0821421905 (hc : alk. paper) 9780821421918 (pb : alk. paper) 0821421913 (pb : alk. paper)
Institut des musées nationaux du Zaïre--History.
Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale--History.
Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic)--History
Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic)--Political aspects
Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic)--Appreciation--Belgium
#SBIB:39A5--Kunst, habitat, materiële cultuur en ontspanning--Art, Habitat, Material Culture & recreation
#SBIB:39A73--Etnografie: Afrika--Ethnography: Africa
Introduction. Congolese history and the politics of culture -- The value of culture : Congolese art and Belgian colonialism -- Guardians of heritage : a politique esthétique and the museum as a "laboratory of native policy" -- The art of (re)possession : heritage and the cultural politics of Congo's decolonization -- Mobutu's museum : authenticity and guardianship -- Civilizing citizens? : Museums as brokers of postcolonial Zairian modernity -- Belgian patrimony, Zairian treasure, and American heritage : the transnational politics of Congolese art -- Conclusion. Colonial and postcolonial legacies.
9780821421901 (hc : alk. paper) 0821421905 (hc : alk. paper) 9780821421918 (pb : alk. paper) 0821421913 (pb : alk. paper)
Institut des musées nationaux du Zaïre--History.
Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale--History.
Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic)--History
Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic)--Political aspects
Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic)--Appreciation--Belgium
#SBIB:39A5--Kunst, habitat, materiële cultuur en ontspanning--Art, Habitat, Material Culture & recreation
#SBIB:39A73--Etnografie: Afrika--Ethnography: Africa