Description
| Product ID: | 9781108495288 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity |
| Authors: | Author: Sarah F. Derbew |
| Page Count: | 270 |
| Subjects: | History of art, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE, History of architecture, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient history, History of architecture, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient Greece |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Sarah Derbew brings into brilliant new focus varied portrayals of blackness in ancient Greek literature and art, while critiquing modern classical misappropriations which retroactively project contemporary theories of race and skin color onto archaic settings. This is a compelling contribution to better understanding of representations of blackness in antiquity. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-12 |