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bricolage (anthropological concept) (anthropological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: The concept of using found materials to resolve problems and create things. The idea was first described in a 1969 publication by the social anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss, drawing an analogy between how a bricoleur, or man-of-all-work, uses whatever tools and materials are at hand to construct projects, and how primitive human beings, when presented with new problems, did not think up new concepts but reordered and adapted existing ideas to accommodate a new set of circumstances. The concept has been borrowed by thinkers and writers in other disciplines, such as education, art theory, law, and economics, in discussions of how creative artists, teachers, and others make adaptive reuse of existing ideas, materials, and practices to deal with new situations.
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| bricolage (anthropological concept) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,B)
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| bricolage (anthropological concept) (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| bricolaje (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: B.BM |
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| Dutch ..... Concept, voor het eerst verwoord in 1969 in een publicatie van de sociaal antropoloog Claude Lévi Strauss, dat een analogisch verband legt tussen de wijze waarop een knutselaar (bricoleur) de hem beschikbare gereedschappen en materialen gebruikt om constructies te maken, en de wijze waarop primitieve mensen, toen ze met nieuwe problemen te maken kregen, geen nieuwe concepten bedachten maar bestaande ideeën herordenden en aanpasten aan de nieuwe omstandigheden. Het concept is overgenomen door denkers en schrijvers in andere disciplines, zoals onderwijs, kunsttheorie, recht en economie, voor de beantwoording van de vraag hoe kunstenaars, leraren en anderen omgaan met nieuwe situaties door bestaande ideeën en materialen aan te passen. |
| Spanish ..... Concepto inicialmente enunciado en una publicación de 1969 por el antropólogo social Claude Lévi-Strauss, que trazando una analogía entre un bricoleur, hombre para todo trabajo, usa cualquier herramienta y materiales a mano para constuir proyectos y como los seres humanos primitivos, cuando se presentaban con nuevos problemas, no pensaban nuevos conceptos pero reordenaban y adaptaban ideas existentes para acomodar un nuevo conjunto de circunstancias. El concepto ha sido tomado por pensadores y escritores y por otras disciplinas tales como la educación. |
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Related concepts: |
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adhocism |
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(<forms of expression for visual arts>, forms of expression (artistic concept), ... Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) [300056511] |
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bricolage (works) |
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(<object genres by material or technique>, object genres (object classifications), Object Genres (hierarchy name)) [300400472] |
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found objects |
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(found object sculpture, <sculpture by material>, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) [300047210] |
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| bricolage (anthropological concept)............ |
[RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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Anthropology and Education Q. (1970-) Vol. 20, No. 2, 74, Hatton, Elizabeth. "Lévi-Strauss's Bricolage and Theorizing Teacher's Work." (June 1989):74-96 |
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BHA Subject Headings (1985-) |
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Contributed as a candidate term Candidate term -- BHA -- 1/98 |
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Grove Dictionary of Art (1996) Vol. 19, 275, in entry "Lévi-Strauss, Claude" |
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Seymour-Smith, Dictionary of Anthropology (1986) 28 |
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Studies in Law, Politics, and Society (1990-) Vol. 14, 119 |
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Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994) |
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Word & Image (1985-) Vol. 13, 92, Duffy, Jean. "Cultural Anthropology and Bricolage':Claude Simon and Robert Rauschenberg." (Jan/Mar 1997):92-101. |
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