Monster - Paperback
by Dzifa Benson
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloodaxe BooksISBN-13:9781780377261ISBN-10:1780377266UPC:9781780377261Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:European, African, Women AuthorsBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6195Product ID:SCBN8GXV6T
Monster
The exciting and complex debut collection from Dzifa Benson, Monster is a bold and lyrical exploration of the Black female body as a site of oppression and resistance. At its heart is a study of the world of Sarah Baartman, aka the Hottentot Venus, a Khoikhoi woman from South Africa who was displayed in freak shows in 19th-century Europe. Baartman's voice is framed within the social, political...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloodaxe BooksISBN-13:9781780377261ISBN-10:1780377266UPC:9781780377261Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:European, African, Women AuthorsBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.6195Product ID:SCBN8GXV6T
Dzifa Benson was born in London to Ghanaian parents and grew up in Ghana, Nigeria and Togo. She is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist whose work intersects science, art, technology, the body and ritual which she explores through poetry, prose, theatre, libretto, performance, curation, visual arts, immersive technologies, essays and criticism. She holds a Masters degree in Text &...
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