6770 Folk Art and Material Culture Prof. Lisa Gabbert
This graduate seminar will focus on the history and politics of the idea of “folk art,” as well as specific examples of traditional art and material culture from around the globe. Students will learn to how to read objects not only as finished forms that illustrate various ideas and cultural values, but also come to understand the importance of examining processes, tools, and production in the making of art. In addition to readings, we will watch a significant number of ethnographic films. Requirements include a seminar-length paper of 25 pages, which may be based either in ethnographic or library research. Our books will cover, among other things, topics such as women’s dress in India, Zapotec weavings, neo-pagan altars, and chairmaking in Kentucky. There will also be a number of articles covering theoretical and conceptual approaches. Required BooksDeetz, James. In Small Things Forgotten: An Archeology of Early American Life. Revised and expanded edition. Anchor Books, 1996.
Glassie, Henry. The Potter’s Art. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000.
Griffith, James S. Hecho a Mano: The Traditional Arts of Tucson’s Mexican American Community. University of Arizona Press, 2000.
Jones, Michael Owen. Craftsman of the Cumberlands: Tradition and Creativity, 1989.
Magliocco, Sabina. Neo-Pagan Altars: Making Things Whole. University Press of Mississippi, 2002.
Shukla, Pravina. Grace of Four Moons: Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the Body in Modern India. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008.
Wood, William Warner. Made in Mexico: Zapotec Weavers and the Global Ethnic Art Market. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008. Additional readings will be required
Glassie, Henry. The Potter’s Art. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000.
Griffith, James S. Hecho a Mano: The Traditional Arts of Tucson’s Mexican American Community. University of Arizona Press, 2000.
Jones, Michael Owen. Craftsman of the Cumberlands: Tradition and Creativity, 1989.
Magliocco, Sabina. Neo-Pagan Altars: Making Things Whole. University Press of Mississippi, 2002.
Shukla, Pravina. Grace of Four Moons: Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the Body in Modern India. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008.
Wood, William Warner. Made in Mexico: Zapotec Weavers and the Global Ethnic Art Market. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008. Additional readings will be required
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