Papers by Marguerite de Sabran
African Arts, 2020
In the following responses to our Winter 2019 First Word essay, “Beyond Single Stories: Addressin... more In the following responses to our Winter 2019 First Word essay, “Beyond Single Stories: Addressing Dynamism, Speci city, and Agency in Arts of Africa” (African Arts vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 1–6), Leslie Wilson, John Monroe, Salia Malé and Marguerite de Sabran, Maxime de Formanoir, and Joshua Cohen separately expand upon our thought that we must reimagine language for writing and presenting so-called historical arts of Africa to disparate audiences. eir insightful comments indicate general agreement that scholars must continue to re ect critically on the language we use in our presentations of African arts in museums as well as in universities or anywhere else in the world. As Formanoir importantly observes, language we use about the arts has the potential to shape political discourses and thus the lived experiences of people within a country. Monroe, Formanoir, and Cohen also acknowledge uneasy and varied relationships between past constructions and present realities. As scholars, we must continue to mine such relationships with speci city and with attention to the particular historical contexts in which they emerged. Wilson and Cohen provocatively consider how contemporary, studio-based artists operating in international art circuits might still help us think productively about writing and authority. De Sabran and Malé propose another way to write about particular works. Overall, the rich feedback we have received from the people writing here as well as other colleagues who have shared informal reactions with us attests to the continued relevance of the issues we raise. is input plus ongoing conversations will fuel additional re ection that we will further develop in the future. For now, we hope that African Arts readership will nd it generative to read the collection of responses to our essay o ered here. —Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi and Yaëlle Biro
Cahiers d'études africaines, 1999
du pays ". L'exposition du patrimoine dans les musées privés d'Afrique de l'Ouest et
Essays and Articles by Marguerite de Sabran
African Arts, 2020
First Round of Responses to the First Word "Beyond Single Stories" (Gagliardi and Biro, in Africa... more First Round of Responses to the First Word "Beyond Single Stories" (Gagliardi and Biro, in African Arts, Vol. 52, no. 4, Winter 2019, p. 1-6) by Leslie Wilson, John W. Monroe, Salia Malé and Marguerite de Sabran, Maxime de Formanoir, and Joshua I. Cohen, with a short intro by Gaglardi and Biro.
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Papers by Marguerite de Sabran
Essays and Articles by Marguerite de Sabran