Shine : The Visual Economy of Light in African Diasporic Aesthetic Practice /

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In Jamaican dance halls, 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 the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thompson, Krista A., 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
African diaspora.
Art and popular culture.
Photography > Social aspects > Caribbean Area.
Photography > Social aspects > United States.
Mass media and culture > Caribbean Area.
Mass media and culture > United States.
Blacks > Race identity.
Photography > Social aspects.
Mass media and culture.
Africains > Pays etrangers.
Art et culture populaire.
Photographie > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Medias et culture > Caraïbes (Region)
Medias et culture > États-Unis.
United States.
Caribbean Area.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Keep it real" : street photography, public visibility, and Afro-modernity
  • Video light : dancehall and the aesthetics of spectacular un-visibility in Jamaica
  • Shine, shimmer, and splendor : African diasporic aesthetics and the art of being seen in the Bahamas
  • The sound of light : reflections on art history in the visual culture of hip-hop.

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