Shine : the visual economy of light in African diasporic aesthetic practice / Krista Thompson.

Author
Thompson, Krista A., 1972- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Durham : Duke University Press, 2015.
Description
xviii, 349 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Details

Subject(s)
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-334) and index.
Contents
  • "Keeping it real" : street photography, public visibility, and Afro-modernity
  • Video light : dancehall and the aesthetics of spectacular un-visibility in Jamaica
  • Shine, shimmer, and splendor : African diasporic aesthetics and the art of being seen in the Bahamas
  • The sound of light : reflections on art history in the visual culture of hip-hop.
ISBN
  • 9780822357940 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0822357941 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780822358077 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0822358077 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780822375982 (e-book)
  • 0822375982 (e-book)
LCCN
2014029965
OCLC
887187161
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