Venus in the dark : blackness and beauty in popular culture
Hobson, Janell, 1973-2018
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Total copies: 2
Western culture has long been fascinated with Black women, but a history of enslavement & colonial conquest has variously labelled Black women's bodies as 'exotic' & 'grotesque'. This cultural history of the Black female body explores the enduring figure of the 'Hottentot Venus'.
Main title:
Venus in the dark : blackness and beauty in popular culture / Janell Hobson.
Author:
Hobson, Janell, 1973-, author
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.©2018
Collation:
xxi, 225 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2005.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781138237629 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.4613
Local class:
CU.4.01/HOB
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2654110