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Title:Negotiating licence and limits: expertise and innovation in Djenné's building trade
Author:Marchand, Trevor H.J.ISNI
Year:2009
Periodical:Africa: Journal of the International African Institute
Volume:79
Issue:1
Pages:71-91
Language:English
Geographic term:Mali
Subjects:construction industry
artisans
innovations
indigenous knowledge
External links:https://doi.org/10.3366/E0001972008000612
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/africa_the_journal_of_the_international_african_institute/v079/79.1.marchand.pdf
Abstract:During a mason's apprenticeship in Djenné, Mali, the young man acquires not only technical skills, but also appropriate social knowledge and a bodily comportment. Together, these inform his professional performance as a craftsman. Recognized masters of the trade creatively innovate in a manner that effectively expands the discursive boundaries of tradition and what is popularly accepted as 'authentic' Djenné architecture. Based on ethnographic work amongst Djenné's masons, this article explores the complex construction of 'expert status', and the negotiation of licence and limits for innovation in this internationally renowned and protected historic urban context. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract]
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