Aesthetics of Excess: The Art and Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment by Jil

Description: Aesthetics of Excess by Jillian Hernandez Analyzing the personal clothing, makeup, and hairstyles of working-class Black and Latina girls, Jillian Hernandez examines how cultural discourses of aesthetic value racialize the bodies of women and girls of color. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Heavy makeup, gaudy jewelry, dramatic hairstyles, and clothes that are considered cheap, fake, too short, too tight, or too masculine: working-class Black and Latina girls and women are often framed as embodying "excessive" styles that are presumed to indicate sexual deviance. In Aesthetics of Excess Jillian Hernandez examines how middle-class discourses of aesthetic value racialize the bodies of women and girls of color. At the same time, their style can be a source of cultural capital when appropriated by the contemporary art scene. Drawing on her community arts work with Black and Latina girls in Miami, Hernandez analyzes the art and self-image of these girls alongside works produced by contemporary artists and pop musicians such as Wangechi Mutu, Kara Walker, and Nicki Minaj. Through these relational readings, Hernandez shows how notions of high and low culture are complicated when women and girls of color engage in cultural production and how they challenge the policing of their bodies and sexualities through artistic authorship. Author Biography Jillian Hernandez is Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexualities, and Womens Studies at the University of Florida. Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Interlude One 29 1. Reading Black and Latina Embodiment in Miami 37 2. Sexual-Aesthetic Excess: Or, How Chonga Girls Make Class Burn 63 3. "Fine as Hell": The Aesthetic Erotics of Masculinity 99 Interlude Two 133 4. Rococo Pink: The Power of Nicki Minajs Aesthetics of Fakery 145 Interlude Three 187 5. Encounters with Excess: Girls Creating Art, Theory, and Sexual Bodies 201 Interlude Four 233 Epilogue 251 Notes 271 References 279 Index 293 Review "Aesthetics of Excess brings together culo, spandex, and style to make bold provocations on race, aesthetics, and embodiment. Making a sparkling intervention into conversations on racialized sexuality, Hernandez uses the "body narratives" we inherit to add fleshy substance to our understanding of how color, culture, and class shape how subjects traverse geographies of belonging." -- Juana María Rodríguez, author of * Sexual Futures, Queer Gestures, and Other Latina Longings *"I am thrilled that Jillian Hernandez has found a thoughtful, thorough way to begin a conversation around the Latinx, academic, and institutional discomfort with what they perceive as young womens problematic, not-Latina-feminist-enough gender politics. What a joy it is to know that this highly original and downright necessary book is now in the world. Aesthetics of Excess makes an outstanding contribution to feminist scholarship." -- Maria Elena Buszek, author of * Pin-Up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture *"Theres a real beauty to being able to own yourself and how you show up in the world; Aesthetics of Excess illuminates it." -- Evette Dionne * Bitch Media *"Black and Latina aesthetic practices are carefully crafted and layered. Aesthetics of Excess treats these self-stylings with the nuance they deserve, understanding them as interventions in a visual landscape that surveilles excess as a way to continually police working-class women of color." -- Kristie Soares * Latino Studies *"In a world that continually tells Black and Latina girls to take up less space, to be less visible, to do their work without comment, sigh, or sass, Hernandez and her team at WOTR celebrate the excess. . . . Hernandez deftly explores and theorizes the contours of blackness and latinidad in Miami." -- Aria S. Halliday * American Quarterly *"Hernandez manages the difficult feat of crafting an approachable text that could be read by the young women she speaks with while remaining faithful to the demands of a scholarly monograph. . . . [The Aesthetics of Excess] is a thrilling work that never forgets that loving its subjects is essential to scholarly precision." -- Iván Ramos * Lateral *"The books strength lies in Hernandezs sharp arguments and the theoretical threads she interweaves. Rather than considering Black and Latina body aesthetics against the implicit whiteness of categories deemed standard or tasteful in mainstream US culture, the book names them, claims them, and presents them in their own light." -- Alicia Eler * Hyperallergic * Review Quote "Theres a real beauty to being able to own yourself and how you show up in the world; Aesthetics of Excess illuminates it." Details ISBN1478011106 Author Jillian Hernandez Short Title Aesthetics of Excess Publisher Duke University Press Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1478011106 ISBN-13 9781478011101 Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-11-06 Subtitle The Art and Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment Pages 320 DEWEY 305.488 UK Release Date 2020-11-06 Imprint Duke University Press Place of Publication North Carolina Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-11-06 NZ Release Date 2020-11-06 US Release Date 2020-11-06 Edited by Ronald Shapiro Birth 1861 Death 1928 Affiliation Georgetown University Law Center, USA Position Translator (FR, IT, SP) Qualifications MSW, PhD Illustrations 120 color illustrations Alternative 9781478010050 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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