It's in the seasoning : revealing ingredients of identity through cultural stereotypes and the resistance of blackness
Lenard, Robert
10.4225/03/58a26cf345659
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/It_s_in_the_seasoning_revealing_ingredients_of_identity_through_cultural_stereotypes_and_the_resistance_of_blackness/4649199
Stereotypes and forms of resistance in Black American culture is the focus of this
dissertation. I explore experiences of blackness in society and how art engages with and questions perceptions surrounding these experiences. My research examines
perspectives of stereotypes from within and outside of the Black American community.
American racial attitudes beginning in the second half of the twentieth century informs
the framework of my artistic consciousness.
The Black American culture is varied and complex. I have produced, for this
research, works that alludes to the contradictory nature that can also define the Black American experience. I have documented new work for this research through a series of photographs, cultural specific objects, text, and a series of blank (text free) books.
Originally descendants from Africa, I examine how African Americans (Black
Americans) redefine themselves through cultural expression. Food is an integral cultural expression that symbolizes how Black Americans embrace and resist, challenge or subvert stereotyping. I also examine other artist that have informed and influenced the development and context for my research.
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Black American culture
monash:161344
African Americans
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Stereotypes
Black American community
2012