Aesthetics of excess : the art and politics of Black and Latina embodiment / Jillian Hernandez.

"Aesthetics of Excess examines how the bodies of women and girls of color are racialized through cultural discourses of aesthetic value that mark them as sexual "others," and how in turn, aesthetic value is generated through the presentation of their bodies. Hernandez employs participatory research...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hernandez, Jillian, 1979- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Durham [North Carolina] : Duke University Press, 2020.
Subjects:	Body image > Social aspects. Aesthetics. Human body in popular culture. Art and race. Body image in art. Body image in women. Body image in girls. African American women in art. Hispanic American women.
Physical Description:	xiii, 303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

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