The House Of Dance And Feathers:: A Museum By Ronald W Lewis - Softcover

Rachel Breunlin; Ronald W. Lewis; Helen Regis

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9780970619075: The House Of Dance And Feathers:: A Museum By Ronald W Lewis
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0970619073 ISBN 13: 9780970619075
Publisher: UNO Press/Neighborhood Story Project, 2009

Synopsis

In the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Ronald W. Lewis has assembled a museum to the various worlds he inhabits. Built in 2003, the House of Dance & Feathers represents many New Orleans societies: Mardi Gras Indians, Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, Bone Gangs, and Parade Krewes. More than just a catalogue of the artifacts in the museum, this full-color book is a detailed map of these worlds as experienced by Ronald W. Lewis.

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About the Author

Helen Regis is Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Louisiana State University. Her work on New Orleans jazz funerals and second lines has appeared in "American Ethnologist" and "Cultural Anthropology".

Rachel Breunlin is currently the ethnographer-in-residence in the Anthropology Department at the University of New Orleans where she teaches courses on public culture and collaborative ethnography.She lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Publisher
UNO Press/Neighborhood Story Project
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0970619073
ISBN 13 
9780970619075
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
200
Rating
  • 4.55 out of 5 stars
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