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African Identity in Post-Apartheid Public Architecture

White Skin, Black Masks

By: Jonathan Alfred Noble

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African Identity in Post-Apartheid Public Architecture

White Skin, Black Masks

By: Jonathan Alfred Noble

Since the end of Apartheid, there has been a new orientation in South African art and design, turning away from the colonial aesthetics to new types of African expression. This book examines some of the fascinating and impressive works of contemporary public architecture that 'concretise' imaginative dialogues with African landscapes, craft and indigenous traditions. Referring to Frantz Fanon's classic study of colonised subjectivity, 'Black Skin, White Masks', Noble contends that Fanon's metaphors of mask and skin are suggestive for architectural criticism, in the context of post-Apartheid public design. Taking South Africa's first democratic election of 1994 as its starting point, the book focuses on projects that were won in architectural competitions. Such competitions are conceived within ideological debates and studying them allows for an examination of the interrelationships between architecture, politics and culture. The book offers insights into these debates through interviews with key parties concerned - architects, competition jurors, politicians, council and city officials, artists and crafters, as well as people who are involved in the day-to-day life of the buildings in question.

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Routledge

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1351960407

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9781351960403

The Generic Closet

Black Gayness and the Black-Cast Sitcom

By: Alfred L. Martin, Jr.

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The Generic Closet

Black Gayness and the Black-Cast Sitcom

By: Alfred L. Martin, Jr.

Even after a rise in gay and Black representation and production on TV in the 1990s, the sitcom became a "generic closet," restricting Black gay characters with narrative tropes. Drawing from 20 interviews with credited episode writers, key show-runners, and Black gay men, The Generic Closet situates Black-cast sitcoms as a unique genre that uses Black gay characters in service of the series' heterosexual main cast. Alfred L. Martin, Jr., argues that the Black community is considered to be antigay due to misrepresentation by shows that aired during the family viewing hour and that were written for the imagined, "traditional" Black family. Martin considers audience reception, industrial production practices, and authorship to unpack the claim that Black gay characters are written into Black-cast sitcoms such as Moesha, Good News, and Let's Stay Together in order to closet Black gayness. By exploring how systems of power produce ideologies about Black gayness, The Generic Closet deconstructs the concept of a monolithic Black audience and investigates whether this generic closet still exists.

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242

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Indiana University Press

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0253054605

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9780253054609

A Memoir and Genealogy of John Poore: Ten Generations: 1615-1880

By: Alfred Poor

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A Memoir and Genealogy of John Poore: Ten Generations: 1615-1880

By: Alfred Poor

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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3368857657

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9783368857653

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African Identity in Post-Apartheid Public Architecture

African Identity in Post-Apartheid Public Architecture

The Generic Closet

The Generic Closet

A Memoir and Genealogy of John Poore: Ten Generations: 1615-1880

A Memoir and Genealogy of John Poore: Ten Generations: 1615-1880

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