{"product_id":"blackface-9781501374012","title":"Blackface","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e essential non-fiction book of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured in \u003ci\u003eBook Riot's\u003c\/i\u003e 12 best nonfiction books about Black identity and history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy are there so many examples of public figures, entertainers, and normal, everyday people in blackface? And why aren't there as many examples of people of color in whiteface? This book explains what blackface is, why it occurred, and what its legacies are in the 21st century. There is a filthy and vile thread-sometimes it's tied into a noose-that connects the first performances of Blackness on English stages, the birth of blackface minstrelsy, contemporary performances of Blackness, and anti-Black racism. \u003ci\u003eBlackface \u003c\/i\u003eexamines that history and provides hope for a future with new performance paradigms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ayanna Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Object Lessons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.2lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 4.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501374012","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710606250121,"sku":"9781501374012","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_afd2c93f-80b2-4cb6-9dab-ac445109beb1.jpg?v=1719539754","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/blackface-9781501374012","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}