Occupying Massachusetts : layers of history on indigenous land /
Matthews, Sandra (Professor of film and photography),
Occupying Massachusetts : layers of history on indigenous land / Sandra Matthews with texts by David Brule and Suzanne Gardinier. - First hardcover edition. - 103 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 x 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Occupying Massachusetts: Layers of History on Indigenous Land is an art book that engages with history. Featuring photographs of dwellings and vernacular structures found in rural Massachusetts, the book is a meditation on the human occupation of land, with an emphasis on the long presence of Indigenous people and the waves of settlement by people from other countries that began during the early 1600s and continues today.0Utilizing a muted color palette, Matthews's photographs of both structures and historical markers are subtle and haunting. They suggest the presence of histories, embedded in the landscape but often invisible. Although the book is focused on Massachusetts, it implicitly raises larger issues of settlement and nationhood. How did the United States of America come to occupy its land? How is this story told? As a longtime occupant/occupier of Massachusetts herself, Matthews aims to understand more deeply the land on which she lives.0The main text of the book comes from photographs of historic markers, which were installed around the state at different times by different interest groups. The words on these markers describe early relations between Indigenous people and largely English settlers, from diverse points of view. In this way, the book explores how difficult histories are written and how they change over time. Concluding essays by Indigenous activist David Brule and poet Suzanne Gardinier provide important perspectives as well, connecting the past and future. Occupying Massachusetts is a moving story whose message will be appreciated for years to come.
9781938086892 1938086899
2021947745
GBC280316 bnb
020575458 Uk
Matthews, Sandra (Professor of film and photography)
Massachuset Indians--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
Settler colonialism--Massachusetts--Pictorial works.
Photography, Artistic.
Photography, Artistic.
Settler colonialism.
Massachusetts--Pictorial works.
Massachusetts.
Pictorial works.
Photobooks.
E78.M4 / M63 2022
779.9974400497
Occupying Massachusetts : layers of history on indigenous land / Sandra Matthews with texts by David Brule and Suzanne Gardinier. - First hardcover edition. - 103 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 x 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Occupying Massachusetts: Layers of History on Indigenous Land is an art book that engages with history. Featuring photographs of dwellings and vernacular structures found in rural Massachusetts, the book is a meditation on the human occupation of land, with an emphasis on the long presence of Indigenous people and the waves of settlement by people from other countries that began during the early 1600s and continues today.0Utilizing a muted color palette, Matthews's photographs of both structures and historical markers are subtle and haunting. They suggest the presence of histories, embedded in the landscape but often invisible. Although the book is focused on Massachusetts, it implicitly raises larger issues of settlement and nationhood. How did the United States of America come to occupy its land? How is this story told? As a longtime occupant/occupier of Massachusetts herself, Matthews aims to understand more deeply the land on which she lives.0The main text of the book comes from photographs of historic markers, which were installed around the state at different times by different interest groups. The words on these markers describe early relations between Indigenous people and largely English settlers, from diverse points of view. In this way, the book explores how difficult histories are written and how they change over time. Concluding essays by Indigenous activist David Brule and poet Suzanne Gardinier provide important perspectives as well, connecting the past and future. Occupying Massachusetts is a moving story whose message will be appreciated for years to come.
9781938086892 1938086899
2021947745
GBC280316 bnb
020575458 Uk
Matthews, Sandra (Professor of film and photography)
Massachuset Indians--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
Settler colonialism--Massachusetts--Pictorial works.
Photography, Artistic.
Photography, Artistic.
Settler colonialism.
Massachusetts--Pictorial works.
Massachusetts.
Pictorial works.
Photobooks.
E78.M4 / M63 2022
779.9974400497