Gendered Aesthetics of Blackness
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
979-8-8558-0291-7 (ISBN)
Gendered Aesthetics of Blackness delves deeply into the visual artistry and activism of Afro-Cuban women in Cuba and the United States. Influential in their communities yet overlooked in the mainstream art world and academic discourse, Harmonia Rosales, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Belkis Ayón, and Susana Pilar practice what Rosita Scerbo calls "Decolonial AfroARTivism." These women use their art to challenge and disrupt dominant narratives, reclaim their identities and cultural heritage, and advocate for social justice. In centering their voices and meticulously analyzing their works, Scerbo not only enriches our understanding of Afro-Cuban visual culture but also pushes the boundaries of research. Groundbreaking in its decolonial approach and form, Gendered Aesthetics of Blackness engages a wide swath of sources and includes two interviews, with Rosales and with curator and popular educator Diarenis Calderon Tartabull.
Rosita Scerbo is Associate Professor of Afro-Latinx Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University. She is the author of Latinas en los márgenes: QueerARTivismo y TRANSdisciplinariedad: Hacia una politización de la autobiografía visual de mujeres invisibles and The Afro-Descendant Woman in Latin American Diasporic Visual Art.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction Afro-Cuban Women as Bridges Between Worlds, Custodians of the Past, and Weavers of Alternative Futures
1. Tracing Black Identity and Afro-feminism in the Cuban Historical Context
2. Black Femininity Reimagined: Bridging AfroARTivism and Black Decolonial Aesthetics in the Visionary Artistry of Harmonia Rosales
3. Decolonizing Trans-Generational Memories of Slavery, Spirituality, and Exile: The Multicultural Artistic World of María Magdalena Campos-Pons
4. Susana Pilar's Self-Portrayal of Black Womanhood: A Visual Chronicle of Diasporic Femininity, the Trauma of Separation, and the Legacy of Enslavement
5. Unveiling Symbolic Silence: Cultural Syncretism and Archetypal Allegory in Belkis Ayón's Visual Expression
6. Empowering Through Art, Shaping Cultural Narratives, and Celebrating Afro-Cuban Heritage: An Interview with Harmonia Rosales
7. Transcending Boundaries: Art, Activism, and Afro-Cuban Identity: An Interview with Diarenis Calderón Tartabull
Conclusion Resonating Echoes: Toward a Liberated Aesthetic Future
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.12.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | SUNY series, Afro-Latinx Futures |
| Zusatzinfo | 12 Figures; 1 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Albany, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 426 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8-8558-0291-7 / 9798855802917 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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