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Embodied avatars genealogies of black feminist art and performance

Title
Embodied avatars [electronic resource] : genealogies of black feminist art and performance / Uri McMillan.
Author
McMillan, Uri.
Publication
New York : New York University Press, [2015]

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Description
1 online resource (xx, 283 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
Sexual cultures
Uniform Title
Embodied avatars (Online)
Alternative Title
Embodied avatars (Online)
Subject
  • Performance art > United States
  • African American women performance artists
  • Feminism in art
  • Identity (Philosophical concept) in art
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-282) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: Performing Objects -- Mammy Memory: The Curious Case of Joice Heth, the Ancient Negress -- Passing Performances: Ellen Craft's Fugitive Selves -- Plastic Possibilities: Adrian Piper's Adamant Self-Alienation -- Is This Performance about You?: The Art, Activism, and Black Feminist Critique of Howardena Pindell -- Conclusion: 'I've Been Performing My Whole Life'.
LCCN
2015014811
OCLC
ssj0001530556
Author
McMillan, Uri.
Title
Embodied avatars [electronic resource] : genealogies of black feminist art and performance / Uri McMillan.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Series
Sexual cultures
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-282) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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