Blackness and Beauty in Popular Culture
E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-315-29937-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
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In this second edition of the remarkable, and now classic, cultural history of black women’s beauty, Venus in the Dark, Janell Hobson explores the enduring figure of the "Hottentot Venus" and the history of critical and artistic responses by black women to her in contemporary photography, film, literature, music, and dance.
In 1810, Saartjie Baartman was taken from South Africa to Europe, where she was put on display at circuses, salons, and museums and universities as the "Hottentot Venus." The subsequent legacy of representations of black women's sexuality – from Josephine Baker to Serena Williams to hip-hop and dancehall videos – refer back to her iconic image. Via a new preface, Hobson argues for the continuing influence of Baartman’s legacy, as her image still reverberates through the contemporary marketization of black women’s bodies, from popular music and pornography to advertising. A brand new chapter explores how historical echoes from previous eras map onto highly visible bodies in the 21st Century. It analyzes fetishistic spectacles of the black "booty", with particular emphasis on the role of Beyoncé Knowles in the popularization of the "bootylicious" body, and the counter-aesthetic the singer has gone on to advance for black women’s bodies and beauty politics.
Students and researchers in cultural studies and women’s and gender studies will find this a compelling exploration into the history of black womanhood. By studying the imagery of the "Hottentot Venus", from the nineteenth century to now, readers are invited to confront the racial and sexual objectification and embodied resistance which make up a signficant part of black women’s experience.
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In 1810, Saartjie Baartman was taken from South Africa to Europe, where she was put on display at circuses, salons, and museums and universities as the "Hottentot Venus." The subsequent legacy of representations of black women's sexuality – from Josephine Baker to Serena Williams to hip-hop and dancehall videos – refer back to her iconic image. Via a new preface, Hobson argues for the continuing influence of Baartman’s legacy, as her image still reverberates through the contemporary marketization of black women’s bodies, from popular music and pornography to advertising. A brand new chapter explores how historical echoes from previous eras map onto highly visible bodies in the 21st Century. It analyzes fetishistic spectacles of the black "booty", with particular emphasis on the role of Beyoncé Knowles in the popularization of the "bootylicious" body, and the counter-aesthetic the singer has gone on to advance for black women’s bodies and beauty politics.
Students and researchers in cultural studies and women’s and gender studies will find this a compelling exploration into the history of black womanhood. By studying the imagery of the "Hottentot Venus", from the nineteenth century to now, readers are invited to confront the racial and sexual objectification and embodied resistance which make up a signficant part of black women’s experience.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Amerikanische Literatur
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Gattungen
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
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List of Illustrations, Acknowledgments, Foreword 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 Picture 6. Remnants of venus: evolutions of the booytlicious body, Epilogue, Notes, Bibliography, Index
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