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India for the Masses: the Typical and the Topical in the Murals at the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940)

open access: yesIndialogs: Spanish Journal of India Studies, 2015
This paper deals with the representation of India in the murals at San Francisco’s Golden Gate International Exposition  (1939-1940) and the codes and examples used by the author Miguel Covarrubias to show the massive North American audience – generally,
Marisa Peiró Márquez
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From A-Town to ATL: The Politics of Translation in Global Hip Hop Culture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This article examines the linguistic and cultural tensions in global Hip Hop culture through an analysis of the performance of Gsann, an emcee from the Tanzanian Hip Hop crew X Plastaz, at the 2009 Black Entertainment Television (BET) Hip Hop Awards in ...
Droessler, Holger
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Traversing Two Cultures: A Portrait of William McIntosh, Southern Slave Owner and Lower Creek Chief

open access: yesPanorama, 2020
This research note reflects on the ways in which portraits function as complex indicators of racial, cultural, and regional identities and histories.
Naomi Slipp
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The Changing Understanding of North American Archaeology and Native American Heritage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This article explores the evolving ways in which anthropologists, archaeologists, and the United States government have viewed Native American cultural heritage, especially in terms of burials and grave goods.
Bourgault, Ashley
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Shakespeare and 'Native Americans': forging identities through the 1916 Shakespeare Tercentenary [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This article examines the celebrations organised for the 1916 Shakespeare Tercentenary in three American locations: Wellesley, MA; Atlanta, GA; and Grand Forks, ND.
Smialkowska, Monika
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Timelines: Imagining the Past in Theodor De Bry’s America

open access: yesTransatlantica
The “antiquity” of Native American societies is a recurring theme in European representations of the New World, particularly in those that focus on cultural practices that were enigmatic to Western eyes.
Thomas Balfe
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Max Ernst and the Aesthetic of Commercial Tourism: Max Among Some of His Favorite Dolls [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
: "Max Ernst and the Aesthetic of Commercial Tourism: Max Among His Favorite Dolls" examines Surrealist artist Max Ernst's practice of collecting Hopi and Zuni kachina figurines.

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The Art of Jean LaMarr

open access: yesPanorama, 2023
Eleanor Kane, Alexander Kreisel
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