Lecture by Victoria Kawesa
Black Women´s Bodies & the White Gaze
18 October 2016
Programme
18 Oct
17:00
Victoria Kawesa talks about how black women have been represented in popular culture today and throughout history. Kawesa talks about Beyoncé, Michelle Obama and others. By highlighting and analysing how the white gaze represents black women's bodies, we can critically reflect on how popular culture reproduces stereotypical images and language.
Please note that a ticket is required to attend the lecture. Take the opportunity to see Bintou Dembélé's performance the same evening. S/T/R/A/T/E/S on the small stage at 19.00.
Victoria Kawesa
Victoria Kawesa is a social worker and PhD student in gender studies at Linköping University and an anti-racist spokesperson for Fi.
The lecture is part of exChange Perspectives, Dansens Hus' norm-critical conversation on issues related to the art of dance and the different shapes, colours and functions of our bodies, with a focus on inclusion and exclusion.