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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thompson, Krista A., 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "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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