Painting Stories: Lives and Legacies from an Indian Crafts Village
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Painting Stories : Lives and Legacies from an Indian Crafts Village. / Bundgaard, Helle.
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2021. 208 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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TY - BOOK
T1 - Painting Stories
T2 - Lives and Legacies from an Indian Crafts Village
AU - Bundgaard, Helle
PY - 2021/12/16
Y1 - 2021/12/16
N2 - Painting Stories explores the accomplishments, struggles, and livelihoods of traditional artisans in Raghurajpur, a village known for its patta chitra painters. In this collection, Helle Bundgaard weaves thirty years of observations and experiences into a tapestry of stories, which together present a poignant image of the lives of Indian craft makers and their personal connections to the art that they create.The painters' stories are situated in a rich cultural environment and steeped in social relations. For them, painting is more than a livelihood or an aesthetic expression - it is a way of life.Painting Stories is a window into a part of our world rarely seen, reminding us of both our rich diversity and our shared humanity. Written with the painters, students, and laypersons in mind, the book includes a discussion of ethnographic storytelling and resources for ethnographic writing, as well as color photographs that bring the stories to life.
AB - Painting Stories explores the accomplishments, struggles, and livelihoods of traditional artisans in Raghurajpur, a village known for its patta chitra painters. In this collection, Helle Bundgaard weaves thirty years of observations and experiences into a tapestry of stories, which together present a poignant image of the lives of Indian craft makers and their personal connections to the art that they create.The painters' stories are situated in a rich cultural environment and steeped in social relations. For them, painting is more than a livelihood or an aesthetic expression - it is a way of life.Painting Stories is a window into a part of our world rarely seen, reminding us of both our rich diversity and our shared humanity. Written with the painters, students, and laypersons in mind, the book includes a discussion of ethnographic storytelling and resources for ethnographic writing, as well as color photographs that bring the stories to life.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Creative Ethnography
KW - Odisha
KW - Indian Crafts
KW - Material culture
KW - Creative writing
KW - Heritage village
UR - http://www.hellebundgaaard.com
UR - https://utorontopress.com/9781487527334/painting-stories/
M3 - Book
SN - 9781487527334
BT - Painting Stories
PB - University of Toronto Press
CY - Toronto
ER -
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