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Envisioning Black Feminist Voodoo Aesthetics: African Spirituality in American Cinema - Black Diasporic Worlds: Origins and Evolutions from New World Slaving
Kameelah L. Martin
Envisioning Black Feminist Voodoo Aesthetics: African Spirituality in American Cinema - Black Diasporic Worlds: Origins and Evolutions from New World Slaving
Kameelah L. Martin
By integrating eight contemporary American films to determine the role the use of Voodoo in popular representations in the construction of black female imaginaries, this book evaluates the employment of Voodoo aesthetics to reenact black women’s spirituality on screen by engaging with themes such as sexuality, agency, and cultural appropriation.
256 pages, 22 Halftones, black and white
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 6, 2018 |
ISBN13 | 9781498523301 |
Publishers | Lexington Books |
Pages | 256 |
Dimensions | 228 × 151 × 21 mm · 392 g |
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