Jill Ahlberg Yohe
Biographic Data
| ID | 3639430 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jill Ahlberg Yohe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jill Ahlberg |
| FAMILY NAME | Yohe |
| SIGNATURE | YOHE J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Louis Art Museum |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Living Art
This essay traces an intellectual journey towards a richer understanding of the animacy and power of Native art creations, and possibilities associated with recognizing living art forms in the fields of American art and curation. Information drawn from ethnographic fieldwork with Navajo weavers provides culturally specific insights into the animacy and power of weaving’s materiality and associated forms of knowledge. Throughout the essay I ask: I…
CMA Reception and Program at the 2016 AAA Meeting
The Circulation and Silence of Weaving Knowledge in Contemporary Navajo Life
This article draws upon ethnographic fieldwork within a Navajo community to illustrate how weaving knowledge and practices shape contemporary notions of community identity and belonging. The ongoing exchange of Navajo weaving taboos and the careful management of weaving teachings offers community members various opportunities to share and keep certain kinds of information in and out of circulation. The flow of such knowledge provides a productive…
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The Circulation and Silence of Weaving Knowledge in Contemporary Navajo Life
This article draws upon ethnographic fieldwork within a Navajo community to illustrate how weaving knowledge and practices shape contemporary notions of community identity and belonging. The ongoing exchange of Navajo weaving taboos and the careful management of weaving teachings offers community members various opportunities to share and keep certain kinds of information in and out of circulation. The flow of such knowledge provides a productive…
CMA Reception and Program at the 2016 AAA Meeting
A Living Art
This essay traces an intellectual journey towards a richer understanding of the animacy and power of Native art creations, and possibilities associated with recognizing living art forms in the fields of American art and curation. Information drawn from ethnographic fieldwork with Navajo weavers provides culturally specific insights into the animacy and power of weaving’s materiality and associated forms of knowledge. Throughout the essay I ask: I…
Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art, Politics, and Modernism (1 work) · Citation (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Engineering (1 work)