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Kirkus评论
A scholarly report on American folk culture and its relationship to the mainstream of society. Bronner (American Studies/Penn State) conducted his field work in Mississippi, Indiana, Pennsylvania, et al. mostly among working-class households. His aim was to discover the ways in which people interact with material objects--especially objects of their own making. In a section entitled ""Entering Things,"" he examines a Harrisburg, PA, neighborhood to uncover the social and aesthetic significance of the family house, and to see what happens when yuppie invaders disrupt a traditional lower-income area. ""Making Things"" delves into the vanishing art of crafting handmade objects; here Bronner focuses on a gravestone carver and a Mennonite painter who affirms the spiritual value of handicraft. ""Consuming Things"" looks at the role that the preparation and eating of turtle soup plays in the social organization of southern Indiana towns. An academic with an eye for human drama, Bronner's firsthand observations include memorable snapshots of rural and small-town men and women struggling to preserve an old-fashioned way of life.Does folk art still serve a crucial social function or has it become a commodity to be bought and sold like any other material object? Whatever the answer--Bronner's sympathies clearly lie with the traditional point of view--this thoughtful book makes it clear that folk culture still flourishes in the byways of America. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Choice 评论
Bronner's original study will be of interest to all students of American history and art as well as to specialists in folklife and material culture. Bronner (Pennsylvania State University, Capitol Campus) is concerned with the meanings of material things in the daily lives of Americans in several regions and social classes. Although he argues for the importance of touch in the verification of belief (hence the title of the book), he does not believe that objects speak for themselves. Drawing on the insights of psychologists Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi and Eugene Rochberg-Halton in their book The Meaning of Things: Domestic Symbols of the Self (CH, Apr '82) and his own field work, Bronner succeeds in showing that houses, stone carvings, paintings, foods, and antiques are all things with complex and often ambiguous meanings. His book is well illustrated with black-and-white photographs and eight pages of color plates. The author has a readable style and brings together a wide range of ideas on the making and using of objects and on the meaning of the term ``folk art'' in contemporary America. Useful footnotes and index. Public and academic libraries serving upper-division undergraduates and above.-B. Mergen, The George Washington University
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
From the acts of entering a suburban house to making headstones to consuming turtle soup, Bronner wants the attentive reader to grasp the dynamics of the usually unexamined aspects of our material world. ``The title of this book speaks to the theme of objects having physical and intellectual consequences.'' Folklore and American studies provide the intellectual base for the author's incisive analysis. The illustrations are exceptionally appropriate and provocative. The clarity of the style and arguments likewise should increase the book's appeal. A social science book that makes good reading. David S. Azzolina, Univ. of Pennsylvania Lib., Philadelphia (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.