Humane insight : looking at images of African American suffering and death /

In the history of black America, the image of the mortal, wounded, and dead black body has long been looked at by others from a safe distance. Courtney Baker questions the relationship between the spectator and victim and urges viewers to move beyond the safety of the 'gaze' to cultivate a...

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Main Author: Baker, Courtney
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2015]
Series:New Black studies series.
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