Embodied Avatars
| Author | : Uri McMillan |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 307 |
| Release | : 2015-11-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781479852475 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1479852473 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (473 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Embodied Avatars by : Uri McMillan
Download or read book Embodied Avatars written by Uri McMillan and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tracing a dynamic genealogy of performance from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, McMillian contends that black women artists practiced a purposeful self-objectification, transforming themselves into art objects. In doing so, these artists raised new ways to ponder the intersections of art, performance, and black female embodiment."--Back cover.