Hello and welcome to my blog on Black Cultural Infancy and Intra-racial Conflict Here you will see my interpretations on the emergence of Black Culture after the… Read more “SUGGESTED READING ORDER”
The Wary Gaze: Looking at the “Exotic” and/or Dangerous
In Harlem Renaissance literature the gaze is a common trope used to represent feelings of longing and desire. Subjects glance at the foreign or unknown “other”, visually… Read more “The Wary Gaze: Looking at the “Exotic” and/or Dangerous”
Utilizing Appeasement
Crisis Magazine works to visually reconcile ideas of Blackness with modernity and culture. Images of prominent and historical Black figures on the covers highlight the intellectual and cultural… Read more “Utilizing Appeasement”
Harlem and The New White Man’s Burden
Chapter 2 of Word, Image, and the New Negro : Representation and Identity in the Harlem Renaissance Anne Elizabeth Carroll assesses Black representation in The Opportunity, and it’s dedication to… Read more “Harlem and The New White Man’s Burden”
