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Confronted with an embarrassment of riches that resist survey, Magdalene Redekop opts for the use of case studies to raise questions about Mennonites and art. Part criticism, part memoir, Making Believe argues that there is no such thing as Mennonite art.

Table of Contents
  • Introduction: On Beginnings
  • Ch. 1 Making Believe: Sparks Flying in the Contact Zone
  • Ch. 2 Us and Them: Real Toads in Imaginary Ghettos
  • Ch. 3 Resisting Nostalgia: Little Shtahp on the Prairie
  • Ch. 4 Location, Dislocation: Harvesting a Literary Bumper Crop
  • Ch. 5 Melos and Logos: Talking About Music
  • Ch. 6 Iconoclash: Redecorating the Spielraum Conclusion: On Endings

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        Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
        Publication Date: 30/04/2020
        ISBN13: 9780887558573, 978-0887558573
        ISBN10: 0887558577

        Description

        Book Synopsis
        Confronted with an embarrassment of riches that resist survey, Magdalene Redekop opts for the use of case studies to raise questions about Mennonites and art. Part criticism, part memoir, Making Believe argues that there is no such thing as Mennonite art.

        Table of Contents
        • Introduction: On Beginnings
        • Ch. 1 Making Believe: Sparks Flying in the Contact Zone
        • Ch. 2 Us and Them: Real Toads in Imaginary Ghettos
        • Ch. 3 Resisting Nostalgia: Little Shtahp on the Prairie
        • Ch. 4 Location, Dislocation: Harvesting a Literary Bumper Crop
        • Ch. 5 Melos and Logos: Talking About Music
        • Ch. 6 Iconoclash: Redecorating the Spielraum Conclusion: On Endings

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