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• W1519542406 abstract "From Cameroon to Paris: Mousgoum Architecture In and Out of Africa. By Steven Nelson. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2007. Pp. xiv, 247; 100 b+w illustrations, 9 color plates. $50. 00/£31. 50 cloth. From Cameroon to Paris focuses on Mousgoum architecture, particularly the earthen dome structure known as the teleuk (pi. teleukakay). The first chapter defines the typical homestead in its historical context and destabilizes assumed notions of the primacy of the domed form. While two non-domical forms of Mousgoum structures were historically used, they are not well defined. In effect, the text destabilizes the primacy of the teleuk only to refocus attention almost exclusively on it. Is this a troubling reflection of art history's fixation with the visually pleasing? Should the emphasis be justified by the contemporary use of the teleuk as a symbol of Mousgoum culture? Regardless, the definition of these non-domical forms requires greater clarification. Gender issues in terms of construction and symbolism, architectural anthropomorphism, and common aesthetics with dance are explored in detail. It is argued that Mousgoum architecture revolves around such concerns as the mastery of nature, nourishment, and procreation. The second chapter reviews the encounters of three travel writers, Heinrich Barth, Olive MacLeod, and Andre Gide, with Mousgoum architecture. The genre is characterized by the common tone of a scientifically significant exploration beset with death and the descent into a primordial past in which the author, paradoxically, is the main subject. Barriers between subject and object break down as the viewer identifies with the teleuk' s unusual domical form. The resulting anxiety is resolved by historicizing the architecture, disassociating its architects, feminizing and even sexualizing the domestic landscape. The third chapter delves into the use of a teleuk during the 1931 International Colonial Exposition in Paris. The architecture of the Exposition is presented as a reification of the French colonial policy of association, and a delicate balancing act between suggesting the benefits to both colonizer and colonized while maintaining their distance. As with travel writing, the teleuk served a pivotal role in the construction of an Other that was truly meant to reflect the viewer. The issue of feminizing the teleuk is notably absent in this chapter. The fourth chapter focuses on the recent rebuilding of teleukakay in Cameroon and introduction of mural painting by women. Nelson considers these actions in terms of processes of reinvention through which the Mousgoum engage both with their own past and with the rest of the world. This chapter emphasizes first the multivocal quality of these projects, and second the Mousgoum interest in these projects primarily for a sense of continuity rather than for preservation. …" @default.
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