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Expressions of the Body

Representations in African Text and Image

Charlotte Baker editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Verlag Peter Lang

Published:9th Sep '09

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This book contributes to a growing corpus of writing on the body, bringing new perspectives to this fascinating and topical subject. Feminist, psychoanalytic and queer readings, among others, have demonstrated the extent of the functions and roles fulfilled by the body, as well as the number of critical perspectives it can serve. However, by and large, African representations of the body have been overlooked. This coherent volume brings together essays on the portrayal of the body in African art, film, literature, photography and theatre. The book includes thematically linked contributions which explore issues of power and representation, and reflects current trends in the study of the body and more broadly within the field of African Studies.

ISBN: 9783039115464

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 560g

380 pages

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