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Devourers of gods: photography, black arts and the imperial gaze

Starting with a photograph of a Yoruba helmet mask from Carl Einstein's Negerplastik, the article seeks to demonstrate that, contrary to what it may seem at first sight, no photography is transparent and that its visual assumptions are anchored in the experience of the imperial Western gaze ove...

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Main Author:	Macedo, Rafael Gonzaga de
Format:	Online
Language:	Portuguese
Published:	Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2022
Subjects:	Carl Einstein Fotografía Arte negra Etnocentrismo Photography Black art Ethnocentrism Fotografia
Online Access:	https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/16652
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