Second skin [electronic resource]
להגדלת הטקסט להקטנת הטקסט- ספר
Through the figure of Josephine Baker, Second Skin tells the story of an unexpected yet enduring intimacy between the invention of a modernist style and the theatricalization of black skin at the turn of the twentieth century. Stepping outside of the platitudes surrounding this iconic figure, Anne Anlin Cheng argues that Baker's famous nakedness must be understood within larger philosophic and aesthetic debates about, and desire for, ""pure surface"" that crystallized at the convergence of modern art, architecture, machinery, and philosophy. Through Cheng's analysis, Baker emerges as a central
כותר |
Second skin [electronic resource] : Josephine Baker and the modern surface / Anne Anlin Cheng. |
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מוציא לאור |
Oxford New York : Oxford University Press |
שנה |
2010 |
הערות |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
הערת תוכן ותקציר |
Contents 1 Her Own Skin 2 In the Museum 3 Skins, Tattoos, and the Lure of the Surface 4 What Bananas Say 5 Housing Baker, Dressing Loos 6 Radiant Bodies, Dark Cities 7 The Woman with the Golden Skin 8 All That Glitters Is Not Gold (or, Dirty Professors) 9 Ethical Looking 10 Back to the Museum List of Illustrations Notes Works Cited Index |
היקף החומר |
1 online resource (249 p.) |
שפה |
אנגלית |
מספר מערכת |
997010716071805171 |
תצוגת MARC
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