Note
Includes bibliography.
Member of
Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2018
EDTF Date Created
2018
Description
For years, black women have endured the mainstream stereotypes of the Mammy,
the Jezebel, and the Sapphire.
Backtalk is a conversation about black women using their own language
translated into a graphic visual language. It examines ways in which black women are
active agents in the social scripting of their own identities. Their complexity is visualized
using a formal semiotic system based on their individual descriptions. This new visual
language allows black women to deconstruct the limiting categorizations mainstream
culture allows them, freeing participants from category-based expectations.
the Jezebel, and the Sapphire.
Backtalk is a conversation about black women using their own language
translated into a graphic visual language. It examines ways in which black women are
active agents in the social scripting of their own identities. Their complexity is visualized
using a formal semiotic system based on their individual descriptions. This new visual
language allows black women to deconstruct the limiting categorizations mainstream
culture allows them, freeing participants from category-based expectations.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
49 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
FA00013002
Additional Information
Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
2018
Date Created Backup
2018
Date Text
2018
Date Created (EDTF)
2018
Date Issued (EDTF)
2018
Extension
FAU
IID
FA00013002
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of Visual Arts and Art History
Person Preferred Name
Charles, Cathy
author
Graduate College
Physical Description
application/pdf
49 p.
Title Plain
Backtalk: Visual Language and the Representation of Black Women
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Origin Information
2018
2018
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
Backtalk: Visual Language and the Representation of Black Women
Other Title Info
Backtalk: Visual Language and the Representation of Black Women