Animality and Humanity in French Late Modern Representations of Black Femininity

Elodie Silberstein

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Routledge
04 October 2024

History of Art & Design Styles; Art Treatments & Subjects; Ethnic studies; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies

Series: Routledge Research in Art and Race

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.

By: Elodie Silberstein
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781032137841
ISBN 10: 1032137843
Series: Routledge Research in Art and Race
Pages: 142
Publication Date: 04 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"1. Introduction 2. Staging Sara Baartman: Between Animality and Civility 3. Josephine Baker and Chiquita: The Feline and The Feminine 4. Josephine Baker: Taming Wildness on Screen 5. Grace Jones: The Return of the ""Feral"" Woman 6. The New Territories of Animalistic Glamour: ""An Allosaurus to Adopt"" 7. The Future of Animalistic Glamour"

Elodie Silberstein is Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Pace University, New York, USA.