Venus in the Dark by Janell Hobson

Venus in the Dark by Janell Hobson

Western culture has long been fascinated by black women, but a history of enslavement and colonial conquest has variously labeled black women's bodies as exotic and grotesque. In this remarkable cultural history of black female beauty, Janell Hobson explores the enduring figure of the Hottentot Venus.
In 1810, Saartjie Baartman was taken from South Africa to Europe, where she was put on display at circuses, salons, and museums and universities as the Hottentot Venus. The subsequent legacy of representations of black women's sexuality-from Josephine Baker to Serena Williams to hip-hop and dancehall videos-continues to refer back to this persistent icon. This book analyzes the history of critical and artistic responses to this iconography by black women in contemporary photography, film, literature, music, and dance.

Janell Hobson is Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at the State University of New York at Albany.

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ISBN 13	9780415974028
ISBN 10	041597402X
Titel	Venus in the Dark
Autor	Janell Hobson
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2005-08-03
Seitenanzahl	192
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.