Date of Award
9-1-2009
Degree Type
Thesis
University or Center
Clark Atlanta University(CAU)
School
School of Arts and Sciences
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
African-American Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Daniel O. Black
Second Advisor
Dr. Barbara Moss
Abstract
This study examines the pornographic images of black women from Sara Baartman, the “Venus Hottentot,” to the Middle Passage, the Auction Block, Plantation Life, Harlem Renaissance, Blaxpomploitation movies, mainstream contemporary cinema, and pornography. It is based on the premise that throughout history black women’s images have been pornographic. The researcher found that the pornographic images present in today’s visual media are outgrowths of the debilitating, racialized and sexualized images of black women historically. The conclusion drawn from the findings suggests that black women’s images in cinema continue to subjugate and objectify black women on and off screen.
Recommended Citation
Carter, Shemetra M., "Brown bodies have no glory: and exploration of black women's pornographic images from Sara Baartman to the present" (2009). ETD Collection for Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center. Paper 100.
http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/100