1st Edition
The Colonial Art of Demonizing Others A Global Perspective
By Esther Lezra
Copyright 2014
152 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
168 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
168 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Colonial Art of Demonizing Others examines European mistranslations and misrepresentations of black freedom dreams and self-activity as monstrous in the period of modern imperial consolidation –roughly from 1750 to 1848.
This book argues that Europe’s archives of self-understanding are haunted by the traces of Black radical resistance. Just as Europe’s economy came to depend upon the... Read more
Introduction, Chapter 1. Transfigurations and Mistranslations of Black Freedom Culture in Narratives of the Colonial Era, Chapter 2. Jean François, the Spanish Constitutional Debates and the Monkey of Seville, Chapter 3. Solitude: Translating the Abject into Agent, Chapter 4. The Task of Transfiguration, Conclusion
Biography
Esther Lezra
