Janell Hobson

Venus in the Dark (eBook, ePUB)

Blackness and Beauty in Popular Culture

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 2006, Venus in the Dark is a remarkable cultural history of black female beauty.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315299372
• Artikelnr.: 54106948

Autorenporträt

Janell Hobson is an associate professor of women's studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1. Re-Presenting the Black Female Body: An Introduction
2. Venus and the Hottentot: The Emergence of an Icon
3. The Hottentot Venus Revisited: the Politics of Reclamation
4. The "Batty" Politic: Toward an Aesthetic of the Black Female Body
5. Mirror, Mirror: Framing the Black Female Body For Still and Motion Pictures
6. Remnants of Venus: Evolutions of the Booytlicious Body
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Re-Presenting the Black Female Body: An Introduction; 2. Venus and the Hottentot: The Emergence of an Icon; 3. The Hottentot Venus Revisited: the Politics of Reclamation; 4. The "Batty" Politic: Toward an Aesthetic of the Black Female Body; 5. Mirror, Mirror: Framing the Black Female Body For Still and Motion Pictures; 6. Remnants of Venus: Evolutions of the Booytlicious Body; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index