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A
Short Case-Study of Key Issues Surrounding Gender and Economics in Mali
as Observed Through the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
INTRODUCTION
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Scotland, Appalachia, and Mali were represented in the Festival.
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The
West African country of Mali has a rich cultural heritage.
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The
role of women is continually important and
often separate from the roles played by the men.
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The
first lens used was that of the eight women
presenting their regional cuisines.
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A
second lens was that of the interpretation provided by members of
the Malian Diaspora in the U.S.
MATERIALS
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Digital Video Cameras
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Digital
and Analog Photo Cameras
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Smithsonian
Institution Libraries
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Smithsonian
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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Conduct
background research on Mali
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Meet
and get to known participants
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Audience
participation
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Photograph
and videotape festival
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Conduct
interviews with “Foodways” Participants
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Analyze
and reflect on data collected in making connections with pertinent
literature
RESULTS
Some of the key
issues concerning Malian women include:
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women’s
and Mali’s relationship with
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modernization
and the open market,
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urbanization,
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the
importance of the woman in the family’s
economy,
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regional,
cultural and ethnic traditions and
identification
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the
training of young women.
FUTURE RESEARCH
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Urbanization and its effects in Bamako
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Regional
cuisines in the 8 regions of Mali
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Women
in Diaspora in Paris and New York
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Study
of aid agencies concerning women, training cuisine, and entrepreneurship
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Culmination
of research in comparative study of women in the Diaspora
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would sincerely
like to thank Mary Jo Arnoldi, Elisa Maldonado, and the festival staff.
This research was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation
Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, Award Number DBI-0243512.
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