The Afro-Descendant Woman in Latin American Diasporic Visual Art

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Tracing a History of Invisibility and Cultural Amnesia
	Opresores De Mi Cuerpa
	Oppressors of My Body
	Notes
	Works Cited
Part I Intersecting Race and Gender in Afro-Descendant Paintings and Murals
	1 Reimagining Mythical Spaces: Spiritualized Afro-Feminism and Decolonial Aesthetics in the Visual Expression of Afro-Cuban Painter Harmonia Rosales
		Introduction
		Visual Art as Decolonial Feminist Practice
		The Birth of Oshun
		The Creation of God
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Works Cited
	2 Repainting Black Queer HERstory: Lesbian Femininity and Inclusive Practices in the Afro-Dominican Diasporic Art of Tiffany Alfonseca
		Introduction
		Espero Que Ya Le Dijiste a Tu Madre De Nosotras
		Salena
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Works Cited
	3 Visualizing Collective Identity: Daily Life and Black Femininity in the Artistry of Afro-Brazilian Painter Maria Auxiliadora Da Silva
		Introduction
		Black Brazilian Art as Amefricanidade
		Três Mulheres
		Autorretrato Com Anjos
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Works Cited
	4 Let Equity Bloom: A Floral, Intersectional, and Multicultural Feminist Reading of the Mural the Roots By Afro-Mexican Contemporary Artist Cristina Martinez
		Introduction
		The Roots
		Floral Feminism as a Way of Altering the Botanical Metaphor
		Depicting Feminist Solidarity and Alternative Futures
		Multicultural Feminism as Intersectional Lens
		Conclusion
		Works Cited
Part II Discovering Agency in Black Aesthetic Expressions: Afro-Descendant Women’s Authorship and Leadership in Photographic Projects and Performance
	5 Captured in Frames: Exploring the Silenced Story of Afro-Mexican Women Through the Lenses of Koral Carballo and Mara Sánchez Renero
		Introduction
		An Historical Account of the Hidden Mexican Black Past
		Emerging Artists Bridging Subjectivities and Black-Silenced Voices
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Works Cited
	6 Framing Black Girlhood in Puerto Rico: The Afro-Descendant Female Body in Adriana Parrilla’s Photographic Projects
		Introduction
		The Racialization of the Woman’s Body in Puerto Rico
		The Politics of Black Hair
		The Chronotope of the Ship/Boat as a Symbol of Resistance
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Works Cited
	7 Afro-Colombian Women as Alternative Historical Archives: Negotiating Forms of Racialization and Invisibility in the Graphic Testimonies of Liliana Angulo Cortés
		Introduction
		Negra Menta
		Quieto Pelo Tumaco
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Works Cited
	8 Afro-Cuban Diasporic Femininity: A Visual Chronicle of the Trauma of Separation and the Legacy of Enslavement in Susana Pilar’s Artistry
		Introduction
		Dibujo Intercontinental/Intercontinental Drawing
		El Tanque
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Works Cited
Epilogue
	Works Cited
Index