1st Edition
Animality and Humanity in French Late Modern Representations of Black Femininity
By Elodie Silberstein
Copyright 2023
152 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
152 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
152 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This volume examines the evolution of the depictions of black femininity in French visual culture as a prism through which to understand the Global North’s destructive relationship with the natural world.
Drawing on a broad spectrum of archives extending back to the late 18 th century – paintings, fashion plates, prints, photographs, and films – this study traces the intricate ways a... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Staging Sara Baartman: Between Animality and Civility 3. Josephine Baker and Chiquita: The Feline and The Feminine 4. Josephine Baker: Taming Wildness on Screen 5. Grace Jones: The Return of the "Feral" Woman 6. The New Territories of Animalistic Glamour: "An Allosaurus to Adopt" 7. The Future of Animalistic Glamour
Biography
Elodie Silberstein is Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Pace University, New York, USA.
