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    ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΙΩΑΝΝΙΝΩΝ

    ΑΝΟΙΚΤΑ ΑΚΑΔΗΜΑΪΚΑ ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΑ

    Εισαγωγή στην Ανθρωπολογία της


    Τέχνης
    Πολιτισμικές σπουδές (Cultural Studies) και
    ανθρωπιστικές επιστήμες
    (ANTHROPOLOGY AND ART)

    Διδάσκων: Καθηγητής Χρήστος Α. Δερμεντζόπουλος


    Άδειες Χρήσης

    • Το παρόν εκπαιδευτικό υλικό υπόκειται σε άδειες


    χρήσης Creative Commons.
    • Για εκπαιδευτικό υλικό, όπως εικόνες, που
    υπόκειται σε άλλου τύπου άδειας χρήσης, η άδεια
    χρήσης αναφέρεται ρητώς.
    Chapter 15

    Art
    What We Will Learn
    • How do anthropologists define the arts?
    • What are the various functions of art in
    society?
    • How do music and dance reflect other
    aspects of a culture?
    Cross Cultural Definition of Art
    Art Should ….

    1. The artistic process should be creative, playful, and


    enjoyable and need not be concerned with the
    practicality or usefulness of the object being produced.
    2. From the perspective of the consumer, art should
    produce an emotional response.
    3. Art should be transformational.
    Cross Cultural Definition of Art
    Art Should ….

    4. Art should communicate information by being


    representational.
    5. Art implies that the artist has developed a certain level
    of technical skill not shared equally by all people in a
    society.
    Arta

    • This painting, Sea Swing, was one of many paintings by


    artist Jonathan Green which was combined with dance
    and music by the Columbia (SC) City Ballet in their
    2005 performance entitled “Off the Wall and Onto the
    Stage.”
    Tattooing
    • In parts of Polynesia,
    full-body tattooing is
    considered a
    significant form of art.
    Question
    • According to the text, art should make a
    symbolic statement about what is being
    portrayed. In other words, art should
    communicate information
    a) by being technically skilled.
    b) by being transformational.
    c) by being creative.
    d) by being representational.
    Answer: d
    • According to the text, art should make a
    symbolic statement about what is being
    portrayed. In other words, art should
    communicate information: by being
    representational.
    Functions of Art
    • Emotional Gratification for the Individual.
    • Contributes to Social Integration.
    • Social Control.
    • Preserving or Challenging the Status
    Quo.
    Art and Government
    • This bronze head of
    Lenin, the largest in the
    world, located in the city
    of Ulan-Ude, Russia, is a
    piece of art
    commissioned by the
    communist government
    to evoke positive feelings
    about one of its founders.
    Liberation Theater
    • A type of theatrical production using high
    levels of audience participation and aimed
    at bringing about social change.
    Question
    • Quite apart from whatever benefits art may
    have for the total society, it is generally agreed
    that art is a source of ________ for both the
    artist and the viewer.
    a) Conversation.

    b) Pride.

    c) personal gratification.

    d) Embarrassment.
    Answer: c
    • Quite apart from whatever benefits art
    may have for the total society, it is
    generally agreed that art is a source of
    personal gratification for both the artist
    and the viewer.
    Graphic And Plastic Arts
    • The Western notion of graphic and plastic
    arts usually refers to painting, sculpture,
    printmaking, and architecture.
    • The anthropological definition also
    includes such art forms as weaving,
    embroidery, tailoring, jewelry making, and
    tattooing and other forms of body
    decoration.
    Utility and Art
    • Art comes in many
    forms, some
    utilitarian, others not.
    • Here a man weaves
    a rug in Rajasthan,
    India.
    Ethnomusicology
    • Ethnomusicologists
    would be interested
    in studying both the
    music of this
    Ukrainian andura
    player and how that
    music reflects the
    wider culture of which
    it is a part.
    Four Major Concerns of
    Ethnomusicology
    1. Ideas about music
    • How cultures distinguish between music
    and nonmusic.
    • The functions music has for the society.
    • Whether music is seen as beneficial or
    harmful to the society.
    • What constitutes beautiful music?
    • On what occasions should music be
    played?
    Four Major Concerns of
    Ethnomusicology
    2. Social structure of music
    • The social relationships between
    musicians.
    • How a society distinguishes between
    musicians on the basis of age,
    gender, race,ethnicity, or education.
    Four Major Concerns of
    Ethnomusicology
    3. Characteristics of music:
    • How the style of music in different cultures
    varies (scale, melody, harmony, timing).
    • The different musical genres that are found
    in a society (lullaby, sea chantey, hard rock,
    and so on).
    • The nature of musical texts (words).
    • How music is composed.
    • How music is learned and transmitted.
    Four Major Concerns of
    Ethnomusicology
    4. Material culture of music:
    • The nature of the musical instruments
    found in a culture.
    • Who makes musical instruments and
    how are they distributed?
    • How are musical tastes reflected in
    the instruments used?
    Music: Egalitarian Societies
    and Stratified Societies
    Egalitarian Societies Stratified Societies

    Repetitious texts Nonrepetitious texts

    Slurred articulation Precise articulation

    Little solo singing Solo singing

    Wide melodic intervals Narrow melodic intervals


    Music: Egalitarian Societies
    and Stratified Societies
    Egalitarian Societies Stratified Societies
    Nonelaborate songs (no Elaborate songs
    embellishments) (embellishments)
    Large number of
    Few instruments
    instruments
    Singing in simultaneously
    Singing in unison
    produced intervals
    Functions of Dance
    • Psychological – helping people cope
    more effectively with tensions and
    aggressive feelings.
    • Political - expressing political values and
    attitudes, showing allegiance to political
    leaders, and controlling behavior.
    Functions of Dance
    • Religiously – various methods of
    communicating with supernatural forces.
    • Socially - articulating and reinforcing
    relationships between members of the
    society.
    • Educationally - passing on the cultural
    traditions, values, and beliefs from one
    generation to the next.
    Capoeira
    • A combination of
    dance, martial arts,
    and acrobatics
    originating among
    Brazilian slaves of
    the sixteenth century.
    Verbal Art
    • Myths are stories of our search for significance,
    meaning, and truth.
    • Legends are told as if they were true, but often
    are only partially true or not at all true. They
    attempt to explain the establishment of local
    customs, the movement of populations from
    one land to another, or the traits of folk heroes.
    • Folktales have no particular basis in history
    and exist largely for the purpose of
    entertainment.
    Film
    • The film Atanarjuat: The
    Fast Runner, by Inuit
    filmmaker Zacharias
    Kunuk, was shown in
    theaters around the
    world and received the
    award for “best first
    feature film” at the
    Cannes Film Festival in
    2001.
    Glass Art
    • A sculpture entitled
    “Wolf Crest Hat,” by
    Preston Singletary, a
    Native American
    glass artist.
    Τέλος Ενότητας
    Χρηματοδότηση
    • Το παρόν εκπαιδευτικό υλικό έχει αναπτυχθεί στα πλαίσια του
    εκπαιδευτικού έργου του διδάσκοντα.

    • Το έργο «Ανοικτά Ακαδημαϊκά Μαθήματα στο Πανεπιστήμιο


    Ιωαννίνων» έχει χρηματοδοτήσει μόνο τη αναδιαμόρφωση του
    εκπαιδευτικού υλικού.

    • Το έργο υλοποιείται στο πλαίσιο του Επιχειρησιακού Προγράμματος


    «Εκπαίδευση και Δια Βίου Μάθηση» και συγχρηματοδοτείται από
    την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση (Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινωνικό Ταμείο) και από
    εθνικούς πόρους.
    Σημειώματα
    Σημείωμα Ιστορικού Εκδόσεων
    Έργου

    Το παρόν έργο αποτελεί την έκδοση 1.0.


    Έχουν προηγηθεί οι κάτωθι εκδόσεις:
    •Έκδοση 1.0 διαθέσιμη εδώ.
    http://ecourse.uoi.gr/course/view.php?id=1201.
    Σημείωμα Αναφοράς

    Copyright Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων, Διδάσκων:


    Καθηγητής Χρήστος Α. Δερμεντζόπουλος.
    «Εισαγωγή στην Ανθρωπολογία της Τέχνης.
    Πολιτισμικές σπουδές (Cultural Studies) και
    ανθρωπιστικές επιστήμες, ANTHROPOLOGY
    AND ART». Έκδοση: 1.0. Ιωάννινα 2014.
    Διαθέσιμο από τη δικτυακή διεύθυνση:
    http://ecourse.uoi.gr/course/view.php?id=1201.
    Σημείωμα Αδειοδότησης
    • Το παρόν υλικό διατίθεται με τους όρους της
    άδειας χρήσης Creative Commons Αναφορά
    Δημιουργού - Παρόμοια Διανομή, Διεθνής
    Έκδοση 4.0 [1] ή μεταγενέστερη.

    • [1] https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

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