Beyond the Frame Women of Color and Visual Representation [Hardcover]

Beyond the Frame explores the importance of visual images in the identities and material conditions of women of color as they relate to social power, oppression, and resistance. The goal of the collection is to rethink the category of visual theory through women of color. It also explores the political and social ramifications of visual imagery for women of color, and the political consciousness that can emerge alongside a critical understanding of the impact of visual imagery. The book begins with a general exploration of what it means to develop a women of color criticism (rather than an analysis of women of color), and goes on to look specifically at topics such as 90s fashion advertisements, the politics of cosmetic surgery, and female fans of East LA rock bands.Beyond the Frame explores the importance of visual images in the identities and material conditions of women of color as they relate to social power, oppression, and resistance. The goal of the collection is to rethink the category of visual theory through women of color. It also explores the political and social ramifications of visual imagery for women of color, and the political consciousness that can emerge alongside a critical understanding of the impact of visual imagery. The book begins with a general exploration of what it means to develop a women of color criticism (rather than an analysis of women of color), and goes on to look specifically at topics such as 90s fashion advertisements, the politics of cosmetic surgery, and female fans of East LA rock bands.Introduction - Angela Y. Davis& Neferti X. M. Tadiar * Popular Culture and Advertising * The East Side Revue, 40 Hits by East Los Angeles Most Popular Groups!: The Boys in the Band and the Girls Who Were Their Fans - Keta Miranda * The Commoditization of Hybridity in 90s U.S. Fashion Advertising: Who is (cK) One - Laura J. Kuo * Her Suit Fits: Albita's Performative Postures - Darshan Elena Campos * Beyond Pocahontas - Joanne Marie Barker ls'