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Black Venus, 2010 : they called her "Hottentot" /
Analyzing contemporaneous and contemporary works that re-imagine the "Hottentot Venus."
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia, Pa. :
Temple University Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Analyzing contemporaneous and contemporary works that re-imagine the "Hottentot Venus." "As a young South African woman of about twenty, Saartjie Baartman, the so-called "Hottentot Venus," was brought to London and placed on exhibit in 1810. Clad in the Victorian equivalent of a body stocking, and paraded through the streets and on stage in a cage she became a human spectacle in London and Paris. Baartman's distinctive physique became the object of ridicule, curiosity, scientific inquiry, and desire until and after her premature death. The figure of Sarah Baartman was reduced to her sexual parts. Black Venus 2010 traces Baartman's memory in our collective histories, as well as her symbolic history in the construction and identity of black women as artists, performers, and icons. The wide-ranging essays, poems, and images in Black Venus 2010 represent some of the most compelling responses to Baartman. Each one grapples with the enduring legacy of this young African woman who forever remains a touchstone for black women."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 238 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781439902066 1439902062 1282505955 9781282505957 |