Shine : the visual economy of light in African diasporic aesthetic practice /

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In Jamaican dancehalls competition for the video camera's light is stiff, so much so that dancers sometimes bleach their skin to enhance their visibility. In the Bahamas, tuxedoed students roll into prom in tricked-out sedans, staging grand red-carpet entrances that are designed to ensure they...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thompson, Krista A., 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Mass media and culture > United States.
Mass media and culture > Caribbean Area.
Photography > Social aspects > United States.
Art and popular culture.
African diaspora.
Médias et culture > États-Unis.
Médias et culture > Caraïbes (Région)
Photographie > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Art et culture populaire.
Africains > Pays étrangers.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
ART > History > Contemporary (1945- )
Mass media and culture.
Photography > Social aspects.
Caribbean Area.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In Jamaican dancehalls competition for the video camera's light is stiff, so much so that dancers sometimes bleach their skin to enhance their visibility. In the Bahamas, tuxedoed students roll into prom in tricked-out sedans, staging grand red-carpet entrances that are designed to ensure they are seen being photographed. Throughout the United States and Jamaica friends pose in front of hand-painted backgrounds of Tupac, flashy cars, or brand-name products popularized in hip-hop culture in countless makeshift roadside photography studios. And visual artists such as Kehinde Wiley remix the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 349 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-334) and index.
ISBN:9780822375982
0822375982

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