African Masks and Emotions: In Theory and in Practice - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Z. S. StrotherSeries:Getty Research Institute Council LecturePublish date:12/23/2025Pages:160
Language:EnglishPublisher:Getty Research InstituteISBN-13:9781606069936ISBN-10:1606069934UPC:9781606069936Book Category:Art, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:African, Anthropology, Criticism & TheoryBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.20 x 6.18 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.8907Product ID:SCQXJTEG81
African Masks and Emotions: In Theory and in Practice
In this groundbreaking book, Z. S. Strother, inspired by dialogues with African masquerade patrons and performers, disputes assumptions that masks universally hide, reveal, or transform.
In Western European languages, the word mask exerts a powerful presence as a figure of speech. To masquerade is to pretend to be someone or something one is not. By extension, unmasking is a heroic metaphor for...Series: Getty Research Institute Council Lecture
Language:EnglishPublisher:Getty Research InstituteISBN-13:9781606069936ISBN-10:1606069934UPC:9781606069936Book Category:Art, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:African, Anthropology, Criticism & TheoryBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.20 x 6.18 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.8907Product ID:SCQXJTEG81
Z. S. Strother is the Riggio Professor of African Art at Columbia University in the City of New York.
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