In this discussion I would like you to consider the main idea of Chapter 15, that what makes art and material objects interesting to anthropologists is how they are integrated with human lives – Appaduria’s “the social life of things.” Objects used to be put into museums because they were beautiful (by Western standards) or rare or exotic or “primitive,” saying more about Western values and prejudices than about the people who made them. Now, the intention is to help groups of people understand other groups of people through their own eyes, what and why they consider something interesting or important in their culture.
I want you to pretend that you are selecting one object that you consider meaningful to your life to be placed in a museum exhibit. It can be something beautiful, something worn and tattered, something that you don’t even own but has been very important to your life and your relationships. I want you to describe what that object is, and discuss its “social life” with the people, places and events that make it so meaningful to you. Your post should be about 1 page long. Photos would be nice, but are not essential. Please remember to respond to the posts of “gifts” of at least two of your colleagues posts too, although the responses can be short – more a statement of your viewing it and taking it in and cheering on the “artist”. This is a discussion that I hope you have fun with… I have attahced chapter 15
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