Unmaking Race, Remaking Soul by Christa Davis Acampora
The focus of the book is on the idea of aesthetic agency through which one develops different modes of expression and creative practices that facilitate personal and social transformation. Aesthetic agency is liberating in a broad sense-it not only frees our creative capacities but also expands our capacity for joy and our abilities to know, to judge, and to act. Artists considered include Nadema Agard, Julia Alvarez, Ana Castillo, Daystar/Rosalie Jones, Coco Fusco, Diane Glancy, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Toni Morrison, MeShell Ndegéocello, Marcie Rendon, Ntozake Shange, Lorna Simpson, Roxanne Swentzell, Regina Vater, Kay Walking Stick, and Carrie Mae Weems."This collection makes an intriguing and important contribution to understanding the experiences and cultural productions of women of color" — Bilinda Straight, editor of Women on the Verge of Home
Christa Davis Acampora is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, the City University of New York. Angela L. Cotten is Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. They are the coeditors of Cultural Sites of Critical Insight: Philosophy, Aesthetics, and African American and Native American Women's Writings, also published by SUNY Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780791471616 |
| ISBN 10 | 0791471616 |
| Title | Unmaking Race, Remaking Soul |
| Author | Christa Davis Acampora |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 2007-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 315 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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