Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw

Seeing the Unspeakable

The Art of Kara Walker

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Produktbeschreibung

The first book analyzing the artistic production and critical reception of Kara Walker, a young African-American artist whose controversial work deals with unsettling themes of racism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 344g
• ISBN-13: 9780822333968
• ISBN-10: 0822333961
• Artikelnr.: 22170610

Autorenporträt

Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations vii
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1. Tracing Race and Representation 11
2. The “Rememory” of Slavery 37
3. The Lactation of John Brown 67
4. Censorship and Reception 103
5. Final Cut 125
Conclusion 153
Notes 157
Index 187