Diaspora and Visual Culture: Representing Africans and Jews

by Nicholas Mirzoeff (Editor)

Overview

This is the first book to examine the connections between diaspora - the movement, whether forced or voluntary, of a nation or group of people from one homeland to another - and its representations in visual culture. Two foundational articles by Stuart Hall and the painter R.B. Kitaj provide points of departure for an exploration of the meanings of diaspora for cultural identity and artistic practice.

A distinguished group of contributors, who include Alan Sinfield, Irit Rogoff, and Eunice Lipton, address the rich complexity of diasporic cultures and art, but with a focus on the visual culture of the Jewish and African diasporas. Individual articles address the Jewish diaspora and visual culture from the 19th century to the present, and work by African American and Afro-Brazilian artists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415166706
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/28/1999
Series:	Culture Work Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edited by Mirzoeff, Nicholas

Table of Contents

List o f illustrations, List o f contributors, Acknowledgments, INTRODUCTION, PART I Points of departure, PART II Diasporic identity in the nineteenth century, PART III Engendering diaspora, PART IV Poland-Brazil

Editorial Reviews

'Rich and provocative.' - Eva Frojmovic, The Art Book

From the Publisher