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Venus Noire

- Black Women and Colonial Fantasies in Nineteenth-Century France

About Venus Noire

Even though there were relatively few people of colour in postrevolutionary France, images of and discussions about black women appeared regularly in a variety of French cultural sectors and social milieus. Robin Mitchell shows how these literary and visual depictions of black women helped to shape the country's postrevolutionary national identity.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780820354323
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 208
  • Published:
  • January 30, 2020
  • Dimensions:
  • 236x158x20 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 462 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: October 25, 2024

Description of Venus Noire

Even though there were relatively few people of colour in postrevolutionary France, images of and discussions about black women appeared regularly in a variety of French cultural sectors and social milieus. Robin Mitchell shows how these literary and visual depictions of black women helped to shape the country's postrevolutionary national identity.

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