by Esi Edugyan
First published 2021
Esi Edugyan turns her attention to the margins of art history. She questions how we construct our understanding of the past and what shifts when overlooked stories move to the center. The two-time Giller Prize winner draws from visual art, literature, film, and her own experiences to investigate how Black histories have been portrayed across different media. Edugyan challenges readers to reconsider accepted narratives about identity and belonging. Her analysis reveals how artistic representation shapes our sense of self as individuals and as members of larger communities. The book provides fresh ways of seeing familiar cultural works while highlighting voices that have been pushed aside.
Genres: art, non-fiction, 21st-century, art-history, academic, cultural-studies
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: challenging-accepted-narratives, fresh-perspectives
Period: 21st-Century
248 pages · Hardcover · House of Anansi Press