Body arts and modernity

Body arts and modernity
About this book
Drawing on ethnographic case studies from Amazonia, Indonesia, Africa, Melanesia and Polynesia, this text shows how bodily presentation plays a fundamental role in contemporary identity politics in tension with encompassing national and global stereotypes, which may in turn both constrain and empower local traditions.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL18646381W
Subjects
Social aspectsBody art