Blackface

(Part of the Object Lessons Series)

By Ayanna Thompson

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A New Statesman essential non-fiction book of 2021
Featured in Book Riot's 12 best nonfiction books about Black identity and history

Why are there so many examples of public figures, entertainers, and normal, everyday people in blackface? And why aren't there as many examples of people of color in whiteface? This book explains what blackface is, why it occurred, and what its legacies are in the 21st century. There is a filthy and vile thread-sometimes it's tied into a noose-that connects the first performances of Blackness on English stages, the birth of blackface minstrelsy, contemporary performances of Blackness, and anti-Black racism. Blackface examines that history and provides hope for a future with new performance paradigms.

Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:150137401X

ISBN13:9781501374012

Release Date:April 2021

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:144 Pages

Weight:0.32 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 4.9" x 6.5"

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