PDF-(BOOK)-Reinventing Africa: Museums, Material Culture and Popular Imagination in Late Victorian

Between 1890 and 1918 British colonial expansion in Africa led to the removal of many African artifacts that were subsequently brought to Britain and displayed Annie Coombes argues that this activity had profound repercussions for the construction of a national identity within Britain itselfthe effects of which are still with us today Through a series of detailed case studies Coombes analyzes the popular and scientific knowledge of Africa which shaped a diverse publics perception of that continent the looting and display of the Benin bronzes from Nigeria ethnographic museums the mass spectacle of largescale international and missionary exhibitions and colonial exhibitions such as the Stanley and African of 1890 together with the critical reaction to such events in British national newspapers the radical and humanitarian press and the West African pressCoombes argues that although endlessly reiterated racial stereotypes were disseminated through popular images of all things African this was no simple reproduction of imperial ideology There were a number of different and sometimes conflicting representations of Africa and of what it was to be Africanrepresentations that varied according to political institutional and disciplinary pressures The professionalization of anthropology over this period played a crucial role in the popularization of contradictory ideas about African culture to a mass public Pioneering in its research this book offers valuable insights for art and design historians historians of imperialism and anthropology anthropologists and museologists. Little attention has been paid to the policeman as a worker and to the police authorities as employers Evidence related to the British police in that period makes it clear that the police labour force was drawn principally from the ranks of the semi The Victorian Era covered most of. what century?. . 19. th. Bonus: The Victorian Era lasted from __ to __. 1837-1901. Victorian Era England. The Victorian Era was named after…. C4K4. Objectives. 1) Threat to Folk Culture.. 2) Environmental Impact of Popular Culture. How . MDC’s. threaten LCD’s Culture. Rise in incomes = rise in demand of. Western products. . Loss of Traditional Values: may turn away from traditional material culture of food, clothing, and shelter. Why?. . . Culture:. .  . What people care about …. .  . What people take care of…. 2. Folk & Popular Culture: Terms. HABIT. “a repetitive act that a particular . individual. . performs”. Typically begins with an idea/good and contagious diffusion.. Companies can create/manufacture popular culture. (ie. MTV). Individuals can create/manufacture popular culture. (ie. Tony Hawk)-video games involving extreme sports popularized skateboarding and other sports.. With the person next to you, list ways the police can catch criminals today. Write the list in the front of your books. Underline any that you think the police could have used 150 years ago. What was it like to be a Victorian Policeman?. Objectives. Diffusion of Popular Housing, Clothing, and Food. Electronic Diffusion of Popular . Culture. Underlining thread to popular culture is CONSUMPTION.. Diffusion of Popular Housing, Clothing, and Food. Power notes . By: . Kalli. McNair . Clothing. . Men; top hats, walking sticks, waist coats. Women; long dresses/ skirts, hats or bonnets. Children; miniature versions of their parents. In the Victorian Age, everyone seemed to have very fancy clothes to ware on daily basis. Great Expectations. England of the 1860s. Salvation Army founded by William Booth in London to minister to the lower classes. Prime Ministers in the 1860s were primarily of the Liberal party (which advocated classical liberalism or . Origin of Culture. Folk Culture. Isolated, clustered. Topics involve every day life, environment, beliefs. Passed down orally. Traditions . Spread by relocation diffusion. Little change over time. Separate, multiple hearths. C4K4. Objectives. 1) Threat to Folk Culture.. 2) Environmental Impact of Popular Culture. How . MDC’s. threaten LCD’s Culture. Rise in incomes = rise in demand of. Western products. . Loss of Traditional Values: may turn away from traditional material culture of food, clothing, and shelter. Why?. . Read pg. 108 in book. Culture and Customs. People living in other locations often have extremely different social customs. . Geographers ask why such differences exist and how social customs are related to the cultural landscape.. Dog Collar Museum. This has to be one of the weirdest museums EVER. All the dog collars are from the medieval times. The collection they have spans over five centuries. This is a very weird museum I mean a dog collar museum?. Why are you wearing that???. Lesson Questions. How did people dress before 1900?. What is the Victorian Age?. What is the Edwardian Age?. Why does fashion change? . How did people dress in the Roaring Twenties?.