Exposition and Synthesis of Benin Bronze Casting: Emphasis on the Olotan Casters of Benin

Autor/in	Ifeta, Chris Funke
Titel	Exposition and Synthesis of Benin Bronze Casting: Emphasis on the Olotan Casters of Benin
Quelle	In: Journal for Learning through the Arts, 12 (2016) 1, (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-7528
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Art Products; Sculpture; Access to Education; Sustainable Development; Social Values; Global Approach; Benin; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Künstlerische Produktion; Bildhauerei; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Sozialer Wert; Globales Denken
Abstract	The introduction of Western education to Nigeria has brought in its wake great strides toward development. Changes in Benin dates far back to the dawn of the 20th century. This paper investigates the critical role of education in development. The paper integrates interview data collected from bronze casters in Benin. The first section of the paper discusses sustainable development in Nigeria involving an infrastructure that supports accessible educational system and Benin social values. The second part of the paper discusses the present dispensation of bronze casting by Olotan casters of Benin. The paper identifies education as being critical to sustainable development. Some characteristics connected to development in the practice of bronze casting in Benin include visioning, relaxing of age old practices and acceptance of western influences. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Center for Learning in the Arts, Sciences and Sustainability. University of California Irvine, School of Biological Sciences III, Office 2656, Irvine, CA 92697. Tel: 949-824-4317; Fax: 949-824-2965; Web site: http://sites.uci.edu/class/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01