Constructing Race on the Borders of Europe - Ethnography, Anthropology, and Visual Culture, 1850-1930 (Paperback)

Constructing Race on the Borders of Europe investigates the visual imagery of race construction in Scandinavia, Austro-Hungary, Germany, and Russia. It covers a period when historic disciplines of ethnography and anthropology were expanding and theorists of race were debating competing conceptions of biological, geographic, linguistic, and cultural determinants. Beginning in 1850 and extending into the early 21st century, this book explores how paintings, photographs, prints, and other artistic media engaged with these discourses and shaped visual representations of subordinate ethnic populations and material cultures in countries associated with theorizations of white identity. The chapters contribute to postcolonial research by documenting the colonial-style treatment of minority groups, by exploring the anomalies and complexities that emerge when binary systems are seen from the perspective of the fine and applied arts, and by representing the voices of those who produced images or objects that adopted, altered, or critiqued ethnographic and anthropological information. In doing so, Constructing Race on the Borders of Europe uncovers instances of unexpected connections, establishes the fabricated nature of ethnic identity, and challenges the certainties of racial categorization. It is essential reading for students and scholars of racial history and postcolonialism within visual culture and art history.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2023
Editors:	Marsha Morton • Barbara Larson
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-23305-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Theory of art Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-350-23305-6
Barcode:	9781350233058

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