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The African Aesthetic - Keeper of the Traditions (Hardcover, New): Kariamu Welsh The African Aesthetic - Keeper of the Traditions (Hardcover, New)
Kariamu Welsh
R2,842 Discovery Miles 28 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

While the field of aesthetics has long been dominated by European philosophy, recent inquiries have expanded the arena to accommodate different cultures as well as different definitions and meanings. Aesthetics often establishes the pattern that connects culture functions in a society. In African and African American societies it functions as the keeper of the traditions. The African aesthetic is visible from popular culture to the classical cultures. In all art forms, including body adornment arts, there emerge symbols, colors, rhythms, styles, and forms that function as artistic instruments and cultural histories. While acknowledging African cultural diversity, the focus here is on the commonalities in the aesthetic that make an Ibo recognize a Kikuyu and a Jamaican recognize a Chewa and an African American recognize a Sotho. The deep structure manifest in African cultures in the diaspora is proof of the aesthetic continuity. The debate continues over the exact nature of African aesthetics, and in this volume scholars and teachers in the fields of African and African American studies approach the subject from a broad range of disciplines. Dance, music, art, theatre, and literature are examined in order fully to appreciate and delineate what the specific qualities and aspects of an African aesthetic might be. Additionally, theoretical concepts and issues are discussed in order to define more clearly what is meant by an African aesthetic. The term African here applies to all Africans, both continental and diasporan, and encompasses historically used terms such as Negro, Black, and Afro-American. This thoughtful and thought-provoking volume will be a valuable addition to the readings of scholars and students in fields ranging from African studies to general philosophy and cultural studies.

African Culture - The Rhythyms of Unity (Hardcover): Molefi K Asante, Kariamu Welsh African Culture - The Rhythyms of Unity (Hardcover)
Molefi K Asante, Kariamu Welsh
R2,842 Discovery Miles 28 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Africa, according to the contributors to this anthology, is "one cultural river with numerous tributaries articulated by their specific responses to history and the environment." They concentrate on the similarities in behavior, perceptions, and technologies of African culture that tie those tributaries together. The fourteen original essays by leading scholars of African studies are organized in four general divisions which consider the ethno-cultural motif, the artistic tradition, concepts of cultural value, and cultural continua.

African Dance - An Artistic, Historical and Philosophical Inquiry (Paperback, UK ed.): Kariamu Welsh-Asante African Dance - An Artistic, Historical and Philosophical Inquiry (Paperback, UK ed.)
Kariamu Welsh-Asante
R592 R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Save R53 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is a compilation of essays by distinguished writers, critics and artists in the field of Dance and African American Studies who address several areas and disciplines of African dance both on the continent and in the diaspora. Sir Rex Nettleford, the distinguished Jamaican choreographer, professor and writer, stresses in the foreword to the book, the continuity between all dances that derive from Africa and the significance of this book. African dance, he argues, is a dominant, pervasive and empowering force in African communities.

The four themes covered are tradition, tradition and continuity, tradition transformed, and tradition contextualized. African, Brazilian, Caribbean and African American scholars each focus on some aspect of African dance that provide the connecting patterns. Besides Sir Rex Nettleford, other contributors to this book include Pearl Primus, Maware Opoku, Katrina Hazzard-Gordon, Myriam Evelyse Mariani, Cynthia S'thembile West and Omofolabo Soyinka Ajayi.

Iwe Illanan - A Umfundalai Teacher's Handbook (Paperback): Kariamu Welsh, Kemal Nance Iwe Illanan - A Umfundalai Teacher's Handbook (Paperback)
Kariamu Welsh, Kemal Nance
R772 Discovery Miles 7 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The African Aesthetic - Keeper of the Traditions (Paperback): Kariamu Welsh The African Aesthetic - Keeper of the Traditions (Paperback)
Kariamu Welsh
R1,413 Discovery Miles 14 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

While the field of aesthetics has long been dominated by European philosophy, recent inquiries have expanded the arena to accommodate different cultures as well as different definitions and meanings. Aesthetics often establishes the pattern that connects culture functions in a society. In African and African American societies it functions as the "keeper of the traditions." The African aesthetic is visible from popular culture to the classical cultures. In all art forms, including body adornment arts, there emerge symbols, colors, rhythms, styles, and forms that function as artistic instruments and cultural histories. While acknowledging African cultural diversity, the focus here is on the commonalities in the aesthetic that make an Ibo recognize a Kikuyu and a Jamaican recognize a Chewa and an African American recognize a Sotho. The deep structure manifest in African cultures in the diaspora is proof of the aesthetic continuity. The debate continues over the exact nature of African aesthetics, and in this volume scholars and teachers in the fields of African and African American studies approach the subject from a broad range of disciplines. Dance, music, art, theatre, and literature are examined in order fully to appreciate and delineate what the specific qualities and aspects of an African aesthetic might be. Additionally, theoretical concepts and issues are discussed in order to define more clearly what is meant by an "African aesthetic." The term "African" here applies to all Africans, both continental and diasporan, and encompasses historically used terms such as "Negro," "Black," and "Afro-American." This thoughtful and thought-provoking volume will be a valuable addition to thereadings of scholars and students in fields ranging from African studies to general philosophy and cultural studies.

Hot Feet and Social Change - African Dance and Diaspora Communities (Hardcover): Kariamu Welsh, Esailama Diouf, Yvonne Daniel Hot Feet and Social Change - African Dance and Diaspora Communities (Hardcover)
Kariamu Welsh, Esailama Diouf, Yvonne Daniel; Foreword by Thomas F. DeFrantz; Preface by Danny Glover, …
R2,887 R2,664 Discovery Miles 26 640 Save R223 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The popularity and profile of African dance have exploded across the African diaspora in the last fifty years. Hot Feet and Social Change presents traditionalists, neo-traditionalists, and contemporary artists, teachers, and scholars telling some of the thousands of stories lived and learned by people in the field. Concentrating on eight major cities in the United States, the essays challenges myths about African dance while demonstrating its power to awaken identity, self-worth, and community respect. These voices of experience share personal accounts of living African traditions, their first encounters with and ultimate embrace of dance, and what teaching African-based dance has meant to them and their communities. Throughout, the editors alert readers to established and ongoing research, and provide links to critical contributions by African and Caribbean dance experts. Contributors: Ausettua Amor Amenkum, Abby Carlozzo, Steven Cornelius, Yvonne Daniel, Charles "Chuck" Davis, Esailama G. A. Diouf, Indira Etwaroo, Habib Iddrisu, Julie B. Johnson, C. Kemal Nance, Halifu Osumare, Amaniyea Payne, William Serrano-Franklin, and Kariamu Welsh

Hot Feet and Social Change - African Dance and Diaspora Communities (Paperback): Kariamu Welsh, Esailama Diouf, Yvonne Daniel Hot Feet and Social Change - African Dance and Diaspora Communities (Paperback)
Kariamu Welsh, Esailama Diouf, Yvonne Daniel; Foreword by Thomas F. DeFrantz; Preface by Danny Glover, …
R737 R688 Discovery Miles 6 880 Save R49 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The popularity and profile of African dance have exploded across the African diaspora in the last fifty years. Hot Feet and Social Change presents traditionalists, neo-traditionalists, and contemporary artists, teachers, and scholars telling some of the thousands of stories lived and learned by people in the field. Concentrating on eight major cities in the United States, the essays challenges myths about African dance while demonstrating its power to awaken identity, self-worth, and community respect. These voices of experience share personal accounts of living African traditions, their first encounters with and ultimate embrace of dance, and what teaching African-based dance has meant to them and their communities. Throughout, the editors alert readers to established and ongoing research, and provide links to critical contributions by African and Caribbean dance experts. Contributors: Ausettua Amor Amenkum, Abby Carlozzo, Steven Cornelius, Yvonne Daniel, Charles "Chuck" Davis, Esailama G. A. Diouf, Indira Etwaroo, Habib Iddrisu, Julie B. Johnson, C. Kemal Nance, Halifu Osumare, Amaniyea Payne, William Serrano-Franklin, and Kariamu Welsh

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