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Sabrina said:
Are there any other forms of cultural media, for example films or magazines created by the Black community, that can be viewed as a counter archive or an attempt to reclaim the image of African-American athletes? Nice Blog btw!
Sabrina said:
Are there any other forms of cultural media, for example films or magazines created by the Black community, that can be viewed as a counter archive or an attempt to reclaim the image of African-American athletes? Nice Blog btw!
Hi there, thanks for commenting!
Counter-archives or other media referencing sports developed specifically by the African-American community are a bit tough to come by - which is why I'm so interested in the topic. The Source magazine is a self-proclaimed voice for African-American music and sports fans, but I wouldn't necessarily agree that it's a progressive one. I distinctly recall a sub-heading for an article profiling NBA player Latrell Sprewell called 'SHOOTING SPREE'... Everybody duck!
I would look at Spike Lee's incendiary film Bamboozled, which cleverly blasts both Black and White stereotypes in the American entertainment industry. However, the brilliant African-American scholar W.E.B. Dubois's early 20th century Georgia Negro Exhibit was the first photographic counter-measure developed by an African-American to combat oppressive iconography/imagery proliferated by White supremacist scientists. Dubois even goes as far as to use some of the exact archival layouts used by eugenicist Francis Galton, only to invert their meaning with photographs of well-dressed and distinguished African-Americans at the turn of the 20th century. Look for an analysis of Dubois' project in Shawn Michelle Smith's (see link) book Photography on the Color Line.
I would look at Spike Lee's incendiary film Bamboozled, which cleverly blasts both Black and White stereotypes in the American entertainment industry. However, the brilliant African-American scholar W.E.B. Dubois's early 20th century Georgia Negro Exhibit was the first photographic counter-measure developed by an African-American to combat oppressive iconography/imagery proliferated by White supremacist scientists. Dubois even goes as far as to use some of the exact archival layouts used by eugenicist Francis Galton, only to invert their meaning with photographs of well-dressed and distinguished African-Americans at the turn of the 20th century. Look for an analysis of Dubois' project in Shawn Michelle Smith's (see link) book Photography on the Color Line.
Hope this helps!
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