{"product_id":"dark-designs-and-visual-culture-paperback","title":"Dark Designs and Visual Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichele Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichele Wallace burst into public consciousness with the 1979 publication of \u003ci\u003eBlack Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman\u003c\/i\u003e, a pioneering critique of the misogyny of the Black Power movement and the effects of racism and sexism on black women. Since then, Wallace has produced an extraordinary body of journalism and criticism engaging with popular culture and gender and racial politics. This collection brings together more than fifty of the articles she has written over the past fifteen years. Included alongside many of her best-known pieces are previously unpublished essays as well as interviews conducted with Wallace about her work. \u003ci\u003eDark Designs and Visual Culture\u003c\/i\u003e charts the development of a singular, pathbreaking black feminist consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a new introduction in which Wallace reflects on her life and career, this volume includes other autobiographical essays; articles focused on popular culture, the arts, and literary theory; and explorations of issues in black visual culture. Wallace discusses growing up in Harlem; how she dealt with the media attention and criticism she received for \u003ci\u003eBlack Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published when she was just twenty-seven years old; and her relationship with her family, especially her mother, the well-known artist Faith Ringgold. The many articles devoted to black visual culture range from the historical tragedy of the Hottentot Venus, an African woman displayed as a curiosity in nineteenth-century Europe, to films that sexualize the black body-such as \u003ci\u003eWatermelon Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eParis Is Burning\u003c\/i\u003e. Whether writing about the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings, rap music, the Million Man March, Toshi Reagon, multiculturalism, Marlon Riggs, or a nativity play in Bedford Stuyvesant, Wallace is a bold, incisive critic. \u003ci\u003eDark Designs and Visual Culture\u003c\/i\u003e brings the scope of her career and thought into sharp focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI can hardly think of a living critic who is as courageous as Michele Wallace--she says things no one else dares to--and this collection proves just how consistent her bravery has been over the years.--Andrew Ross\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichele Wallace is Visiting Professor of Africana Studies at Cornell University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eInvisibility Blues: From Pop to Theory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for numerous popular and scholarly publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmerge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOctober\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Noire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.8 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43788452495495,"sku":"9780822334132","price":64.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/lYFDP5eLTH9780822334132.webp?v=1769683923","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/dark-designs-and-visual-culture-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}