Abstract
This work historicizes the uses and abuses of the black female body and talent through the global Eurocentric cultural industry. It focuses on the figure of Saartjie Baartmaan, the Hottentot Venus as the icon of the deeply embedded other. The article provides strong evidences that Saartjie Baartman serves as a conduit for a new generation of black female artists led by Beyonce Knowles slaying these racist and ideological formation and the cultural industry legacy of racialized power and privileges. Concomitantly, the creation of new categories of female blackness that explode conventional stereotypes, cliches and foreclosed categories for Black female artists to open up new avenues for power, autonomy, authorial voice and prestige that complicate the power game within the global cultural industry.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
