Charting the Afrofuturist Imaginary in African American Art: The Black Female Fantastic

ISBN-13: 9780367689063 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 192 str.

Elizabeth Carmel Hamilton

Opis

This book examines Afrofuturism in African American art, focusing specifically on images of black women and how those images expand the discourse of representation in visual culture of the United States.

Spis treści

Preface: An Origin Story; Introduction; 1. Harriet Tubman's (afro)Future; 2. Narratives of Fugivity: Black Feminist Futures in Art History; 3. Mammy as (anti)Heroine; 4. The Alchemy of Hair; Conclusion: The Black Female Fantastic

O autorze

Elizabeth Carmel Hamilton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Culture and Communications at Fort Valley State University.