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An Ethnographic Study of Six Ecuadorian Indigena Women Who Make Shigras

Dennis, Deanna Elizabeth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1380889429

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1998, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Art Education.
In this study I present research concerning six women in the Ecuadorian Sierra who make shigras (baskets). It is important because as cultures of the world become progressively interconnected, the exigency for addressing our human understanding of each other is imperative. Because global awareness is seldom promoted except on a superficial level, this study presents an example for use in expanding the focus of multicultural education as it is commonly understood to include the art and artists of all cultures of the world, not just the cultures represented in the United States. A second consideration is the changing perspectives of art and aesthetics and how these concepts can be explained and implemented in the classroom. These shifting views support deconstructing the artificially-imposed polarities of fine and folk artists and their work. The role gender plays in valuing art in Ecuador, and by implication in the United States, is also discussed along with some alternative ways of interacting with other cultures. It is not enough for teachers to understand only what they should teach but also that they need to be cognizant of children's understanding of art as grounded in their own cultural value system.
Patricia Stuhr (Advisor)
198 p.
Art Education

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  • Dennis, D. E. (1998). An Ethnographic Study of Six Ecuadorian Indigena Women Who Make Shigras [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1380889429

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dennis, Deanna. An Ethnographic Study of Six Ecuadorian Indigena Women Who Make Shigras. 1998. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1380889429.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dennis, Deanna. "An Ethnographic Study of Six Ecuadorian Indigena Women Who Make Shigras." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1380889429

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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