Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity Paperback / softback
by Sarah F. (Harvard University, Massachusetts) Derbew
Paperback / softback
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How should articulations of blackness from the fifth century BCE to the twenty-first century be properly read and interpreted?
This important and timely new book is the first concerted treatment of black skin color in the Greek literature and visual culture of antiquity.
In charting representations in the Hellenic world of black Egyptians, Aithiopians, Indians, and Greeks, Sarah Derbew dexterously disentangles the complex and varied ways in which blackness has been co-produced by ancient authors and artists; their readers, audiences, and viewers; and contemporary scholars.
Exploring the precarious hold that race has on skin coloration, the author uncovers the many silences, suppressions, and misappropriations of blackness within modern studies of Greek antiquity.
Shaped by performance studies and critical race theory alike, her book maps out an authoritative archaeology of blackness that reappraises its significance.
It offers a committedly anti-racist approach to depictions of black people while rejecting simplistic conflations or explanations.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:271 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/02/2024
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- ISBN:9781108817912
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:271 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/02/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108817912
