ANT208H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Buffalo Bill, Halloween Costume, Dime (United States Coin)
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18-19th centuries larger context of performance and display. Ex: catlin travelling paintings and lecture (native performers) in travels to teach people about the natives, paul kane, world fairs. Wild west shows: a form of live exhibition/spectacle illustrating frontier life. Buffalo bill"s wild west show (william f. buffalo bill cody and nate salsbury) Every show included at least one battle (between cowboys and indians) Spectacular extravaganza standard formula: bbhc, mccracken library. Media: example, programs informative and educational / anthropological like (booklets up to. Real people: these noble red men are the genuine article. gazette, 1889. To make sure spectator position is privileged, hired famous indians and veterans of the. Pictorial realism (whissel 2002): presents living pictures of cultures and events: and world-as-exhibition model (mitchell 1992, examples: vignettes, reenactments, indian village. Def"n: interpretation of text (message) by systematic and objective identification of characteristics of the message. Goal: deconstruct the content of the message to.
