Through the figure of Josephine Baker, Second Skin tells the story of an unexpected yet enduring intimacy between the invention of a modernist style and the theatricalization of black skin at the turn of the twentieth century. Intro -- Contents -- 1...
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Through the figure of Josephine Baker, Second Skin tells the story of an unexpected yet enduring intimacy between the invention of a modernist style and the theatricalization of black skin at the turn of the twentieth century. Intro -- Contents -- 1 Her Own Skin -- 2 In the Museum -- 3 Skins, Tattoos, and the Lure of the Surface -- 4 What Bananas Say -- 5 Housing Baker, Dressing Loos -- 6 Radiant Bodies, Dark Cities -- 7 The Woman with the Golden Skin -- 8 All That Glitters Is Not Gold (or, Dirty Professors) -- 9 Ethical Looking -- 10 Back to the Museum -- List of Illustrations -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
