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Folk Art and Aging
Life-Story Objects and Their Makers
Jon Kay
"An approachable and valuable book... a masterful assessment of the relationship between folk art and the construction of personal narratives, in this case among a selection of elderly individuals from Indiana." - Daniel C. Swan, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma and Curator of Ethnology at the Sam Noble Museum
"A very important contribution to scholarship in folklife, material culture studies, and gerontology studies.... an imminently readable book.... This is the first book I know of that so carefully first renders specific portraits of older artists, then
sensitively and acutely analyzes how the construction and sharing of their work realizes this meaning making." - Marsha MacDowell, Professor of Art History at Michigan State University and Curator of Folk Art at Michigan State University Museum
Growing old doesn’t have to be seen as an eventual failure but rather as an important developmental stage of creativity. Offering an absorbing and fresh perspective on aging and crafts, Jon Kay explores how elders choose to tap into their creative and personal
potential through making life-story objects. Carving, painting, and rug hooking not only help seniors to cope with the ailments of aging and loneliness but also to achieve greater satisfaction with their lives. Whether revived from childhood memories or inspired
by their capacity to connect to others, meaningful memory projects serve as a lens for focusing on, remaking, and sharing the long-ago. These activities often help elders productively fill the hours after they have raised their children, retired from their
jobs, and/or lost a loved one. These individuals forge new identities for themselves that do not erase their earlier lives but build on them and new lives that include sharing scenes and stories from their memories.
Jon Kay is Professor of Practice and Director of Traditional Arts Indiana in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington.
Indiana University Press
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August 2016 148pp 41 color illus. 9780253022165 PB £24.99 now only £19.99* when you quote CSL916FAAL when you order
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