Author: SABLE GRAVESANDY
Harlem and the New White Man’s Burden — blog 3 (Final)
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 objectivity. In it, she explains that The Opportunity’s editor, Charles Spurgeon Johnson, felt objectivity was necessary for “challenging assumptions about why African Americans were leaving the… Continue reading Harlem and the New White Man’s Burden — blog 3 (Final)
Artistic Reality, Fictional Frame — Blog Post 2
In combating American racism and damaging stereotypes, fictive work plays the important role of humanizing the Blacks who were being discriminated against. Non-fiction work is necessary in that it paints a picture of accuracy, however fiction has always been a more impactful avenue for social commentary. Survey Graphic, which focuses on social and political issues,… Continue reading Artistic Reality, Fictional Frame — Blog Post 2
Defying Appeasement — Blog 1
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 influence of Black people, defying the racist depictions so common at the time. Instead of stereotypical caricatures, Crisis shows Black people as participants of respectable society. Most… Continue reading Defying Appeasement — Blog 1