Re: anthropology of aesthetics

Paritta C. Koanantakool (paritta@IPIED.TU.AC.TH)
Wed, 18 Jan 1995 08:20:13 +0700

On Tue, 17 Jan 1995, richley crapo wrote:

> Can anyone recommend a good text for an
> undergraduate approach to the anthropology of
> expressive culture or aesthetics (defined broadly,
> ie., not just "art")?
>
How about
James Peacock, Rites of Modernization.
Ward Keeler, Javanese Shadow Plays, Javanese Selves.

Layton, Anthropology of Art may also be useful for bibliography.

Others which are not strictly anthropological may also be useful. I can
think of:
Janet Wolff, The Social Production of Art.
Works by Raymond Williams.


Paritta C. Koanantakool
Thammasat University
Thailand.