Type
Text
Type
Thesis
Advisor
Goodarzi, Shoki. | Frank, Barbara E.
Date
2015-12-01
Keywords
African Diaspora, Candomblé, Feminism, Photography, Pierre Verger | Art history | African Diaspora, Candomblé, Feminism, Photography, Pierre Verger
Department
Department of Art History and Criticism.
Language
en_US
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/76875
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
This thesis will address matters of gender and race in Pierre Verger’s photographs of Brazilian Candomblé. Candomblé religion subverts not only race oppression, but gender oppression as well. It is one of the few social spaces where Afro-Brazilians, especially women, assume positions of power. In analyzing Verger's pictures, I will define the extent to which he is successful in translating this subversion to an exterior audience not familiar with the traditions of the religion. | This thesis will address matters of gender and race in Pierre Verger’s photographs of Brazilian Candomblé. Candomblé religion subverts not only race oppression, but gender oppression as well. It is one of the few social spaces where Afro-Brazilians, especially women, assume positions of power. In analyzing Verger's pictures, I will define the extent to which he is successful in translating this subversion to an exterior audience not familiar with the traditions of the religion. | 44 pages
Recommended Citation
Teixeira-Vesey, Luiza, "The Empowerment of Women in Candomblé through the Lens of Pierre Verger | The Empowerment of Women in Candomblé through the Lens of Pierre Verger" (2015). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 2751.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/2751