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Life in the afterimage: embodied performance in the work of Carrie Mae Weems, Adama Delphine Fawundu, and Renée Stout

Richter, Sarah

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Title
Life in the afterimage: embodied performance in the work of Carrie Mae Weems, Adama Delphine Fawundu, and Renée Stout
Author(s)
Richter, Sarah
Issue Date
2023-04-28
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Weissman, Terri
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Weissman, Terri
Committee Member(s)
  • Romberg, Kristin
  • O'Brien, David
  • Vazquez, Oscar
Department of Study
Art & Design
Discipline
Art History
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
  • Black feminist artists
  • Neo-colonial
  • photography
  • performance
  • Carrie Mae Weems
  • Renee Stout
  • Adam Delphine Fawundu
  • self-portraits
Abstract
This work examines the three photographic and performance series by contemporary Black feminist artists Carrie Mae Weems, Adama Delphine Fawunudu, and Renée Stout. These artists use visual strategies such as blurring the boundaries between past and present, invoking ancestral presence, and engaging with African diasporic traditions to create a visual archive that reclaims and celebrates the histories and identities of Black Americans. Their work is a response to the ongoing legacies of systemic racism and violence that continue to affect Black communities. By creating these visual memoirs, they offer a corrective gesture that challenges the erasure and marginalization of Black experiences and histories.
Graduation Semester
2023-05
Type of Resource
Thesis
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2023 Sarah Richter

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