Deeply Rooted in the Present

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Deeply Rooted in the Present

Author	: Mary Lorena Kenny
File Size	: 51,7 Mb
Publisher	: University of Toronto Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 17 May 2018
ISBN	: 9781442634763
Pages	: 188 pages

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Deeply Rooted in the Present by Mary Lorena Kenny Book PDF Summary

Asking what it means to be quilombola (descendants of African slaves) in the twenty-first century, Kenny illustrates how heritage and identity do not simply exist, but are continually being constructed to reflect particular historical circumstances. The book includes supplementary exercises that encourage readers to make connections between the case study at hand, their own heritage, and heritage-making efforts in other parts of the world.

Deeply Rooted in the Present by Mary Lorena Kenny

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Deeply Rooted in the Present by Mary Lorena Kenny

Based on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and historical research, this book uses a Brazilian quilombola community (descendants of enslaved Africans) as a case study to explore how memories, knowledge, and experience are transformed into cultural heritage.

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Deeply Rooted in the Present by Mary Lorena Kenny

"Based on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and historical research, Deeply Rooted in the Present illustrates the processes that contribute to making cultural identity, and the ways in which memories, knowledge, and experience are made into heritage. Using a quilombola community (descendants of enslaved Africans) in Northeast Brazil as a case study,

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