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Venus in the Dark: Blackness and Beauty in Popular Culture
Western culture has long been fascinated by black women, but a history of enslavement and colonial conquest has variously labeled black women's bodies as "exotic" and "grotesque." In this remarkable cultural history of black female beauty, Janell Hobson explores the enduring figure of the "Hottentot Venus."
In 1810, Saartjie Baartman was taken from South Africa to Europe,...more
In 1810, Saartjie Baartman was taken from South Africa to Europe,...more
Paperback, 192 pages
Published
July 15th 2005
by Routledge
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I love any book that includes an examination of non-white women in popular culture, because more of this scholarship only examines white women. Hobson should have included Black women in music, television, videos, and advertising, but she mainly looked at theatre, art, and indie films, which are items not in the mainstream and so less well known. All in all, a great book for my women & popular culture class.
An awesome book. Great for any scholar in race, feminist, performance, sexuality, post colonization studies.
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