Beyond boundaries
Subtitle: East and West cross-cultural encounters
By: edited by Michelle Ying Ling Huang
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Newcastle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9781443832946
Subjects: Cultural relations; East and West; Kulturbeziehungen; Cross-cultural studies
Description: Beyond Boundaries: East and West Cross-Cultural Encounters is a collection of essays which span several countries, centuries and disciplines in their exploration of East-West cultural exchanges and interactions. The chapters are arranged in chronological and thematic order, and encompass the cutting edge research of a diverse group of international scholars. The subjects range from archaeology, art history and photography, to conservation, sociology and cultural studies, with cross-disciplinary examples of classical, modern and contemporary periods. The book seeks to inspire new ideas and stimulate further scholarly debate on the convergence, dissimilarities and mutual influences of the visual arts and material culture of Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. Early examples of East & West endeavours; title: pt. II. Anglo-Japanese cultural exchanges in museum practice and art making; title: pt. III. Fabricating the other; title: pt. IV. Cross-cultural encounters in contemporary visual culture.