Janell Hobson

Venus in the Dark

Blackness and Beauty in Popular Culture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 156mm x 234mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9781138237629
• ISBN-10: 1138237620
• Artikelnr.: 50479586

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