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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
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      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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