Animality and humanity in French late modern representations of Black femininity /

Animality and humanity in French late modern representations of Black femininity /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Silberstein, Elodie, author.
Imprint:	New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. ©2023
Description:	xi, 139 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge research in art and race Routledge research in art and race.
Subject:	Women, Black, in art. Femininity in art. Humanity in art. Animals (Philosophy) Art, French -- Themes, motives. Animals (Philosophy) Art, French -- Themes, motives. Femininity in art. Humanity in art. Women, Black, in art.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12780439

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ISBN:	9781032135427 1032135425 9781032137841 1032137843 9781003230793 9781000628470 9781000627367
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This volume examines the evolution of the depictions of black femininity in French visual culture as a prism through which to understand the Global North's destructive relationship with the natural world. Drawing on a broad spectrum of archives extending back to the late 18th century - paintings, fashion plates, prints, photographs, and films - this study traces the intricate ways a patriarchal imperialism and a global capitalism have paired black women with the realm of nature to justify the exploitation both of people and of ecosystems. These dehumanizing and speciesist strategies of subjugation have perpetuated interlocking patterns of social injustice and environmental depletion that constitute the most salient challenges facing humankind today. Through a novel approach that merges visual studies, critical race theory, and animal studies, this interdisciplinary investigation historicizes the evolution of the boundaries between human and non-human animals during the modern period. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, visual studies, critical race theory, colonial and post-colonial studies, animal studies, and French studies"--
Other form:	Online version: Silberstein, Elodie. Animality and humanity in French late modern representations of black femininity New York : Routledge, 2022 9781003230793

Table of Contents:

Staging Sara Baartman: Between Animality and Civility
Josephine Baker and Chiquita: The Feline and The Feminine
Josephine Baker: Taming Wildness on Screen
Grace Jones: The Return of the "Feral" Woman
The New Territories of Animalistic Glamour: "An Allosaurus to Adopt"
The Future of Animalistic Glamour.