Document Type
Honors Project
Publication Date
6-2-2016
Abstract
My exploration features Miao batik-making in Guizhou Province and explores several sets of overlapping questions. The first set focuses on the status of the craft of Miao batik-making and the perceptions of its future. Is batik-making a dying art form? To what extent is Batik-making a thriving cultural practice today, or do Miao in China (and other ethnic groups involved in batik-making) perceive an inheritance crisis? My next focus is on the role of institutions and the tourism industry. If taught less and less in the domestic sphere (traditions passed from mother to daughter), what role do public domains such as educational institutions and the tourism industry play in the preservation of batik-making? What changes might a formalized or standardized curriculum have on the art form? What influences might the commercial markets have on batik-making?
Level of Honors
magna cum laude
Department
East Asian Studies
Advisor
Carla Daughtry
Recommended Citation
Uram, Katherine B., "Evolving Patterns: Conflicting Perceptions of Cultural Preservation and the State of Batik’s Cultural Inheritance Among Women Artisans in Guizhou, China" (2016). Lawrence University Honors Projects. 97.
https://lux.lawrence.edu/luhp/97
Included in
Chinese Studies Commons, Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts Commons, Human Geography Commons, Other Anthropology Commons, Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, Tourism Commons