Copyright
Kalia Brooks Nelson; Cheryl Finley; Ellyn Toscano; Deborah Willis;Published On
2022-11-14ISBN
Language
- English
Print Length
406 pages (xxiv+382)Dimensions
Weight
Media
LCCN
2021386019BIC
- AG
- AJ
- JFFN
- JFS
BISAC
- SOC008000
- SOC007000
- SOC028000
LCC
- JV6347
Keywords
- women
- migration
- intersectionality
- art
- film
- poetry
- food
- borders
- identity
- trauma
- dislocation
- humanities
- social sciences
- public policy
Women and Migration(s) II
- Kalia Brooks (editor)
- Cheryl Finley (editor)
- Ellyn Toscano (editor)
- Deborah Willis (editor)
Women and Migration(s) II draws together contributions from scholars and artists showcasing the breadth of intersectional experiences of migration, from diaspora to internal displacement. Building on conversations initiated in Women and Migration: Responses in Art and History, this edited volume features a range of written styles, from memoir to artists’ statements to journalistic and critical essays. The collection shows how women’s experiences of migration have been articulated through art, film, poetry and even food.
This varied approach aims to aid understanding of the lived experiences of home, loss, family, belonging, isolation, borders and identity—issues salient both in experiences of migration and in the epochal times in which we find ourselves today. These are stories of trauma and fear, but also stories of the strength, perseverance, hope and even joy of women surviving their own moments of disorientation, disenfranchisement and dislocation.
This collection engages with current issues in an effort to deepen understanding, encourage ongoing reflection and build a more just future. It will appeal to artists and scholars of the humanities, social sciences, and public policy, as well as general readers with an interest in women’s experiences of migration.
Reviews
[...] Women and Migration(s) II adeptly combines scholarly analysis with poignant narratives to bring a human touch to the statistical information regarding migration patterns. By employing vivid language and powerful imagery throughout the book, the authors encourage readers to empathize with the real-life stories of women on the move. This unique fusion of academic rigor and emotional resonance not only educates but also prompts introspection on our responsibilities in fostering inclusive communities for all mobile individuals.
Md. Ziaul Haque, Farmina Taslim & Saji Varghese
Women's Studies: An inter-disciplinary journal ( 1547-7045), 2024. doi:10.1080/00497878.2024.2381805
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Contents
Introduction
(pp. 1–4)- Kalia Brooks
- Deborah Willis
- Ellyn Toscano
- Cheryl Finley
1. Carry Over
(pp. 9–18)- Sama Alshaibi
2. Marie Louise Christophe
(pp. 19–22)- Firelei Báez
3. Astral Sea
(pp. 23–28)- Tsedaye Makonnen
4. Maid in the USA
(pp. 29–30)- Carolina Mayorga
5. Rapture
(pp. 31–32)- Shirin Neshat
6. Blessing of the Boats
(pp. 33–36)- Muna Malik
7. Island Putas
(pp. 37–42)- Gabriella N. Báez
8. Barbadian Spirits—Altar for my Grandmother (Ottalie Adalese Dodds Maxwell, 1892–1991)
(pp. 43–46)- Leslie King-Hammond
9. Notes from an Undisclosed Location: Someplace in the Mojave Desert, California, United States
(pp. 47–52)- Brandy Dyess
10. Of Bodies and Borders
(pp. 53–56)- Maria Elena Ortiz
11. Sweet Milk in the Badlands
(pp. 57–60)- Allison Janae Hamilton
- Patricia Cronin
13. From a Hot Border
(pp. 67–68)- Hồng-Ân Trương
14. NormaNamesake/The Choice
(pp. 69–72)- Nashormeh N.R. Lindo
15. Refugees
(pp. 75–76)- Ifrah Mahamud Magan
- Kalia Brooks
17. Radically Sustained Care: Chandra McCormick’s Katrina Displacement as a Mother and an Artist
(pp. 87–98)- Hannah Ryan
- Deborah Willis
- Arlene Dávila
20. Joy Gregory: A Woman on the Go!
(pp. 117–134)- Cheryl Finley
21. Reading against the Grain of the Black Madonna: Black Motherhood, Race and Religion
(pp. 135–154)- Yelaine Rodriguez
- Debora Spini
23. Requiem for a Drink of Water
(pp. 165–166)- Bryn Evans
- Arielsela Holdbrook-Smith
- Heike Raphael-Hernandez
26. Telling the Story of a Global Pandemic: African Wax Prints, Style, Beauty and COVID-19 in Ghana, West Africa
(pp. 181–194)- Paulette Young
27. The Empathy Exodus
(pp. 195–202)- Esther Armah
28. Being Woke: Visualizing Solidarity and Resistance
(pp. 203–210)- Roshini Kempadoo
- Jennifer Clement
- Sarah K. Khan
31. Instants: Fragments of Return
(pp. 233–238)- Hande Gurses
- Sirpa Salenius
33. Optical Self(s): Métis Women’s Authorship Regarding Conception of Self in Pre-Independence Senegal
(pp. 249–258)- Summer Sloane-Britt
- Gunja SenGupta
- Michelle Lanier
- Bettina Gockel
37. Mom Rose
(pp. 297–304)- Melvina Lathan
38. She Carried with Her Neither Memory Nor Archive
(pp. 305–312)- Ellyn Toscano
- Terri Geis
- Von Diaz
41. How to Look at Silence
(pp. 347–346)- Nohora Arrieta
Contributors
Kalia Brooks
(editor)Kalia Brooks, Ph.D, is the Director of Programs and Exhibitions at NXTHVN. She is responsible for the design and delivery of curatorial exhibitions, public programs, artist projects, community engagement initiatives and the learning environment for the fellowship and apprenticeship programs. Her academic research covers art from the nineteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on emergent technologies and African American, trans-Atlantic and diasporic cultures of the Americas. Brooks holds a Ph.D in Aesthetics and Art Theory from the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA). She is co-editor of Women and Migration: Responses in Art and History (Open Book Publishers: Cambridge, 2019). She has served as a consulting curator with the City of New York through the Department of Cultural Affairs and is currently an ex-officio trustee on the Board of the Museum of the City of New York.
Cheryl Finley
(editor)An award-winning author, scholar and teacher, Cheryl Finley is the Director of the innovative Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective, strategically poised to prepare the next generation of Black museum and art industry leaders.
Ellyn Toscano
(editor)Ellyn Toscano is the Executive Director of the Hawthornden Foundation, a US foundation supporting contemporary writers and literary arts through residential fellowships in Scotland and Italy. Previously, Toscano was NYU's Senior Director for Programming, Partnerships and Community Engagement, where she fostered partnerships at the intersection of technology, new media and the arts. Before that, as Executive Director of NYU Florence, she directed Villa La Pietra, a fifteenth-century villa, garden and art collection and founded and produced The Season, a summer cultural festival. Before NYU, Toscano served as Chief of Staff to Congressman Jose Serrano of New York for two decades and directed his work on the Appropriations Committee. Toscano also served as Counsel to the New York State Assembly Committee on Education for nine years. A lawyer by training, Toscano has an LLM from New York University School of Law in International Law.
Deborah Willis
(editor)Deborah Willis, Ph.D, is University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She is the recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. She is the author of The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship and Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present, among others. Professor Willis's curated exhibitions include: "Framing Moments in the KIA", "Migrations and Meanings in Art", "Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits" at the International Center of Photography; "Out of Fashion Photography: Framing Beauty" at the Henry Art Gallery and "Reframing Beauty: Intimate Moments" at Indiana University.