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. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_40788 |
| Contributors | Charles, Cathy (author), Cunningham, Stephanie (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Visual Arts and Art History |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 49 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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