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Case Study: James Clifford's "On Collecting Art and Culture" is a long and complexarticle, not unlike others that you will encounter in the program. Here andelsewhere, it might be helpful to begin by isolating the problem (or problems)the author is posing. This should help guide you through his subsequentarguments. (For the purposes of this course, feel free to skim the third of thefour sections of the article, "A Chronotope for Collecting,"155-162.)

Question 1)Clifford writes critically about the concepts and institutions we rely uponwhen we "appropriate" cultural practices and artifacts asrepresentative of a "tribe" or a "tradition," as"authentic" or "inauthentic," and/or as "aesthetically"or "scientifically" important. How does Clifford's criticalunderstanding of this type of knowledge-production compare with that of theother writers we have encountered in the course?

Question 2)Clifford opens the second section of his article with the following claim:"'Cultures' are ethnographic collections" (152). What does he mean bythis? Is it a good or a bad thing that "cultures" are"ethnographic collections"? (Why is the word "cultures" inquotes?) What methods of "collecting" does Clifford advocate? (Givean example.) What methods does he disapprove of? (Give an example.) What do youthink of his arguments?

Question 3)The connections between Clifford and The Hunger Games are less obvious thanwith other articles we've read for the class. What can we learn about The Hunger Games from Clifford and vice-versa?