Africa in the American imagination

In the American world, the presence of African culture is sometimes fully embodied and sometimes leaves only a trace. Explores this presence, examining Mattel's world of Barbie, the 1996 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and Disney World, each of which repackages African visual culture for consumers. Because these cultural icons permeate American life, they represent the broader U.S. culture and its relationship to African culture. This study integrates approaches from art history and visual culture studies with those from culture, race, and popular culture studies to analyze this interchange. Two major threads weave throughout. One analyzes how the presentation of African visual culture in these popular culture forms conceptualizes Africa for the American public. The other investigates the way the uses of African visual culture focuses America's own self-awareness, particularly around black and white racialized identities. From publisher description.

שנה

2012

שפה

English

הוצאה

University Press of Mississippi

מהדורות

1

עמודים

263

ISBN

9781617031526

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