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Adornment, Masquerade and African Femininity

Author : Ismahan Soukeyna Diop
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783031287497
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (874 download)

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Download or read book Adornment, Masquerade and African Femininity written by Ismahan Soukeyna Diop and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The author has succeeded in offering a rich, multi-layered, hybrid and highly original interweaving of theory issues of adornment, self-presentation and beauty in the lives of African women. It makes an important - and original - contribution to the scholarship on African and decolonial feminism." -Derek Hook, Associate Professor in Psychology at Duquesne University, USA, and Extraordinary Professor in Psychology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. This book draws on a unique theoretical framework informed by clinical case studies, Fanonian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, and decolonial feminism, to examine the concept of adornment in African cultures. The book discusses the construction of aesthetic feminine ideals and the evolution of such ideals within the history of colonization, decolonization and globalization. Through the analysis of adornments including accessories, hairstyle, clothes and fabric, the author demonstrates how they can reflect social status, and also addresses its symbolic function in rituals. At the level of the individual, it draws on clinical case studies to examine the Lacanian theory of adornment and masquerade of femininity, and the extent to which this echoes ambivalent attitudes towards women in society at large. In doing so it provides a nuanced analysis which reveals how body adornment can be a paradoxical demonstration of both strength and weakness. Building on the author's previous work in this area, this book offers an important contribution to current debates in psychoanalysis, cultural studies, critical race theory and decolonial feminism. Ismahan Soukeyna Diop, is a teacher and researcher at Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal. Dr Diop's work and practice focuses on women, femininity, maternity, and the integration of tales in psychotherapy. She is also the author of African Mythology, Femininity, and Maternity (2019).

Adornment, Masquerade and African Femininity

Author : Ismahan Soukeyna Diop
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031287487
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Adornment, Masquerade and African Femininity written by Ismahan Soukeyna Diop and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws on a unique theoretical framework informed by clinical case studies, Fanonian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, and decolonial feminism, to examine the concept of adornment in African cultures. The book discusses the construction of aesthetic feminine ideals and the evolution of such ideals within the history of colonization, decolonization and globalization. Through the analysis of adornments including accessories, hairstyle, clothes and fabric, the author demonstrates how they can reflect social status, and also addresses its symbolic function in rituals. At the level of the individual, it draws on clinical case studies to examine the Lacanian theory of adornment and masquerade of femininity, and the extent to which this echoes ambivalent attitudes towards women in society at large. In doing so it provides a nuanced analysis which reveals how body adornment can be a paradoxical demonstration of both strength and weakness. Building on the author’s previous work in this area, this book offers an important contribution to current debates in psychoanalysis, cultural studies, critical race theory and decolonial feminism.

African American Dress and Adornment

Author : Barbara Martin Starke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African American Dress and Adornment written by Barbara Martin Starke and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sage Handbook of Global Sociology

Author : Gurminder K. Bhambra
Publisher : SAGE Publications Limited
ISBN 13 : 1529614910
Total Pages : 739 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book The Sage Handbook of Global Sociology written by Gurminder K. Bhambra and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SAGE Handbook of Global Sociology addresses the ‘social’, its various expressions globally, and the ways in which such understandings enable us to understand and account for global structures and processes. It demonstrates the vitality of thought from around the world by connecting theories and traditions, including reflections on European colonization, to build shared, rather than universal, understandings. Across 36 chapters, the Handbook offers a series of perspectives and cases from different locations, enabling the reader better to understand the particularities of specific contexts and how they are connected to global movements and structures. By moving beyond standard accounts of sociology and social theory, this Handbook offers both valuable insight into and scholarly contribution to the field of global sociology. Part 1: Politics Part 2: Labour Part 3: Kinship Part 4: Belief Part 5: Technology Part 6: Ecology

I Am Not Myself

Author : Herbert M. Cole
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book I Am Not Myself written by Herbert M. Cole and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Precarious Balance

Author : Kathleen McManus Zurko
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book A Precarious Balance written by Kathleen McManus Zurko and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ibss: Anthropology: 1986

Author : International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415031639
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (316 download)

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Book Synopsis Ibss: Anthropology: 1986 by : International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation

Download or read book Ibss: Anthropology: 1986 written by International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IBSS is the essential tool for librarians, university departments, research institutions and any public or private institution whose work requires access to up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge of the social sciences.

Adorning Adversaries, Affecting Avenues

Author : Abena Lewis-Mhoon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Adorning Adversaries, Affecting Avenues written by Abena Lewis-Mhoon and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines the late nineteenth and early twentieth century African American designer and her role in the American fashion industry. It covers literature written about African American women's dress and adornment during this time period, the African "memory" and the cultural continuum, the critical role and importance of the African American seamstress as a designer, corporal and sartorial restrictions placed on African American women and their impact on fashion design in Washington, D.C. In addition to fashion and everyday clothing, it examines the standard of beauty, the history of slave clothing, beauty shops and hairdressing.

Across the World with the Johnsons

Author : Lamont Lindstrom
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351577727
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Across the World with the Johnsons written by Lamont Lindstrom and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the interwar period Osa and Martin Johnson became famous for their films that brought exotic and far-off locations to the American cinema. Before the advent of mass tourism and television, their films played a major part in providing the means by which large audiences in the US and beyond became familiar with distant and 'wild' places across the world. Taking the celebrity of the Johnsons as its case study, this book investigates the influence of these new forms of visual culture, showing how they created their own version of America's imperial drama. By representing themselves as benevolent figures engaged in preserving on film the world's last wild places and peoples, the Johnsons' films educated US audiences about their apparent destiny to rule, contributing significantly to the popularity of empire. Bringing together research in the fields of film and politics - including gender and empire, historical anthropology, photography and visual studies - this book provides a comprehensive evaluation of the Johnsons, their work and its impact. It considers the Johnsons as a celebrity duo, their status as national icons, how they promoted themselves and their expeditions, and how their careers informed American expansionism, thus providing the first scholarly investigation of this remarkable couple and their extensive output over nearly three decades and across several continents.

Masquerades in African Society

Author : Walter E. A. Van Beek
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1847013430
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Masquerades in African Society written by Walter E. A. Van Beek and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the dynamics of African masquerades and mask performances on the continent, linking performative expressions to societal characteristics. What is the meaning of masks and masquerades in African traditions and how can we understand their role in rituals and performances? Why do we find masks in some African regions and not in others, and what does this 'mask habitat' say about the general dynamics of masquerades in Africa? Though masks are among the most famous art icons of Africa, exploration of their uses and the way in which they articulate social characteristics of African societies has been underexamined. This book takes an anthropological perspective on the phenomenon of masquerades on the African continent to show how mask rituals are an integral part of African indigenous religions and societies, and are informed by and linked to specific types of social and ecological conditions. Having established the commonalities of mask rituals and a mask typology, the authors look at the varieties of mask performances and the types of rituals in which masks function in rites of passage and in rituals of gender, power, and identity. The following chapters focus on different types of rituals featuring masks, from initiation and death ceremonies to secrecy, kingship, law and war. With its broad examination of the use of masks on the continent, from Angola to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DRC, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, this well illustrated book will stand as an authoritative study of the use of masks, of interest not only to those in African Studies but to anthropologists and ethnographers worldwide.

African American Dress and Adornment

Author : Barbara Martin Starke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African American Dress and Adornment written by Barbara Martin Starke and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present

Author : Aribidesi Usman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107064600
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present written by Aribidesi Usman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich and accessible account of Yoruba history, society and culture from the pre-colonial period to the present.

Cuban Women and Salsa

Author : D. Poey
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137382821
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Cuban Women and Salsa written by D. Poey and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salsa is both an American and transnational phenomenon, however women in salsa have been neglected. To explore how female singers negotiate issues of gender, race, and nation through their performances, Poey engages with the ways they problematize the idea of the nation and facilitate their musical performances' movement across multiple borders.

Howardena Pindell

Author : Sarah Louise Cowan
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300264291
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Howardena Pindell written by Sarah Louise Cowan and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the art and life of this important American artist whose work bridged the gaps between abstraction, feminism, and Blackness Howardena Pindell: Reclaiming Abstraction is a fascinating examination of the multifaceted career of artist, activist, curator, and writer Howardena Pindell (b. 1943). It offers a fresh perspective on her abstract practice from the late 1960s through the early 1980s--a period in which debates about Black Power, feminism, and modernist abstraction intersected in uniquely contentious yet generative ways. Sarah Louise Cowan not only asserts Pindell's rightful place within the canon but also recenters dominant historical narratives to reveal the profound and overlooked roles that Black women artists have played in shaping modernist abstraction. Pindell's career acts as a springboard for a broader study of how artists have responded during periods of heightened social activism and used abstraction to convey political urgency. With works that drew on Ghanaian textiles, administrative labor, cosmetics, and postminimalism, Pindell deployed abstraction in deeply personal ways that resonated with collective African diasporic and women's practices. In her groundbreaking analysis, Cowan argues that such work advanced Black feminist modernisms, diverse creative practices that unsettle racist and sexist logics.

History of World Dress and Fashion, Second Edition

Author : Daniel Delis Hill
Publisher : Daniel Delis Hill
ISBN 13 : 0986425494
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book History of World Dress and Fashion, Second Edition written by Daniel Delis Hill and published by Daniel Delis Hill. This book was released on 2022-01-13 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of World Dress and Fashion presents a comprehensive survey of dress from around the world including China, Japan, India, Africa, the Islamic Empire, and the Ancient Americas. This extensive study features descriptions and analysis of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, accessories, and cultural styles from prehistory into the twenty-first century. Lavishly illustrated in color throughout, it features more than 1600 images - and is a valuable resource for fashion designers, theater costumers, textile researchers, costume collectors and curators, and anyone interest in clothing and style customs of the world.

Masquerading Politics

Author : John Thabiti Willis
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253031451
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Masquerading Politics written by John Thabiti Willis and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Willis should be commended for penetrating a complex and socially guarded ritual resource to glean the hidden histories manifested therein.” —African Studies Review In West Africa, especially among Yoruba people, masquerades have the power to kill enemies, appoint kings, and grant fertility. John Thabiti Willis takes a close look at masquerade traditions in the Yoruba town of Otta, exploring transformations in performers, performances, and the institutional structures in which masquerade was used to reveal ongoing changes in notions of gender, kinship, and ethnic identity. As Willis focuses on performers and spectators, he reveals a history of masquerade that is rich and complex. His research offers a more nuanced understanding of performance practices in Africa and their role in forging alliances, consolidating state power, incorporating immigrants, executing criminals, and projecting individual and group power on both sides of the Afro-Atlantic world. “Willis cites oral traditions, archival sources, and publications to draw attention to the link between economic development and spectacular and historically influential masquerade performances.” —Babatunde Lawal, author of The Gelede Spectacle “Important in its emphasis on the history of an art form and its specific cultural context; of interest to academic audiences as well as general readers.” —Henry Drewal, editor of Sacred Waters “Willis’s work should be a must-read for students and established scholars alike.” —Africa

Footnotes

Author : Shari Benstock
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813528717
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book Footnotes written by Shari Benstock and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars of literature and culture from the US and Britain investigate why western culture has acquired a fascination with footwear. They explore the representation of shoes in popular entertainment, advertising, fashion, museums, and scholarly accounts. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR