Blackberries and Redbones features engaging scholarly essays, poems, and creative writings
that all examine the meanings of the Black anatomy in our changing global world.
The body, including its hair, is said to be read like a text where readers draw
certain interpretations based on signs, symbols, and culture. Each chapter
in the volume interrogates that notion by addressing the question, “As a
text, how are Black bodies and Black hair read and understood in life,
art, popular culture, mass media, or cross-cultural interactions?”
Utilizing a critical perspective, each contributor articulates how
relationships between physical appearance, genetic structure, and
political ideologies impact the creativity, representation, and everyday
lived experiences of Blackness. In this interdisciplinary volume,
discussions are made more complex and move beyond the “straight versus
kinky hair” and “light skin versus dark skin” paradigm. Instead, efforts
are made to emphasize the material consequences associated with the ways
in which the Black body is read and (mis)understood.
The aptness of this work lies in its ability to provide a meaningful and
creative space to analyze body politics—highlighting the complexities
surrounding these issues within, between, and outside Africana
communities. Blackberries and Redbones provides a unique opportunity to
both celebrate and scrutinize the presentation of Blackness in everyday
life, while also encouraging readers to forge ahead with a deeper
understanding of these ever-important issues.
To read chapter abstracts and to purchase the volume please visit: www.blackberriesandredbones.com
certain interpretations based on signs, symbols, and culture. Each chapter
in the volume interrogates that notion by addressing the question, “As a
text, how are Black bodies and Black hair read and understood in life,
art, popular culture, mass media, or cross-cultural interactions?”
Utilizing a critical perspective, each contributor articulates how
relationships between physical appearance, genetic structure, and
political ideologies impact the creativity, representation, and everyday
lived experiences of Blackness. In this interdisciplinary volume,
discussions are made more complex and move beyond the “straight versus
kinky hair” and “light skin versus dark skin” paradigm. Instead, efforts
are made to emphasize the material consequences associated with the ways
in which the Black body is read and (mis)understood.
The aptness of this work lies in its ability to provide a meaningful and
creative space to analyze body politics—highlighting the complexities
surrounding these issues within, between, and outside Africana
communities. Blackberries and Redbones provides a unique opportunity to
both celebrate and scrutinize the presentation of Blackness in everyday
life, while also encouraging readers to forge ahead with a deeper
understanding of these ever-important issues.
To read chapter abstracts and to purchase the volume please visit: www.blackberriesandredbones.com
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