Publication
Routledge (2018), Edition: 2, 248 pages
ISBN
041597402X / 9780415974028
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CONTENTS
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Re-presenting the Black Female Body: An Introduction
2. Venus and the Hottentot: The Emergence of an Icon
3. The Hottentot Venus-revisited: The Politics of Reclamation
4. The "Batty" Politic: Toward an Aesthetic of the Black Female Body
5. Mirror, Mirror: Framing the Black Female Body for Still and Motion Pictures
6. Remnants of Venus: Evolutions of the Booytlicious Body
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Re-presenting the Black Female Body: An Introduction
2. Venus and the Hottentot: The Emergence of an Icon
3. The Hottentot Venus-revisited: The Politics of Reclamation
4. The "Batty" Politic: Toward an Aesthetic of the Black Female Body
5. Mirror, Mirror: Framing the Black Female Body for Still and Motion Pictures
6. Remnants of Venus: Evolutions of the Booytlicious Body
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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