Adom Philogene Heron: Still Standing

Cover: 9781838041588 | Still Standing | The Ti Kais of Dominica | Adom Philogene Heron | Buch

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"Richly adorned with colorful photographs, the publishers apparently envisioned a coffee-table book; if so, it fills that role admirably... Still Standing significantly documents a specific form of vernacular architecture. Not only are the structures themselves analyzed, but it also considers, in intimate and informed detail, the social context in which the structures have long served and the people who live in and maintain them. Anyone interested in folk architecture will benefit from this book."
- Journal of American Folklore Vol. 138, No. 548, Spring 2025

Still Standing tells the story of the traditional wooden homes (known as ti kais) of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This gorgeously illustrated book pays tribute to these humble buildings that have withstood hurricanes and earthquakes since the end of slavery. Often ignored and now in danger from development, this unique vernacular architecture is is an important part of Dominica's rich creole culture.

Über den Autor

Dr Adom Philogene Heron (PhD, Social Anthropology, St Andrews 2017) is a lecturer in anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Centring his work in the Caribbean, he focuses on fatherhood and family, the social life of storms, Afro-diasporic ecologies and cosmologies. Adom is CCC's Principal Investigator.

He leads Still Standing: the ti kai survey - a collaborative study of Dominica's vernacular ti kais (kweyol: 'small houses') alongside SHAPE a Dominican heritage NGO and Architecture students from DSC. He co-leads the Dominica Story Project (with Dr Schuyler Esprit & Annabel Wilson), a collaborative filmmaking program that documents narratives of life since Maria.

Adom also leads Creative Repair, which showcases arts-based interventions that have emerged in the wake of Maria, Ericka, David and other storms, by documenting the work of visual artists, calypsonians and poets.

Adom has over 10 years of experience in Caribbean-focused anthropological experience and is delighted to return to Dominica, an island where he has familial/ancestral roots.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Architektur
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781838041588
ISBN-10:	1838041583
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Philogene Heron, Adom
Kamera:	Honychurch, Marica
Hersteller:	Papillote Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	260 x 207 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Adom Philogene Heron
Erscheinungsdatum:	17.10.2022
Gewicht:	0,514 kg