The Bodies That Were Not Ours: And Other Writings

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ISBN: 9780415251747 | 0415251745
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Copyright: 12/7/2001

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The bodies that were not ours is a provocative collection of writings by an internationally recognized artist. Coco Fusco's volume is a vibrant and original sketchbook of essays, performance chronicles, scripts, interviews, and photographs. They focus on what the political history of colonialism means for Fusco herself and other artists who reflect upon this legacy in their work.

List of plates

Notes on contributors

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

xix

SECTION ONE BORNE IN CAPTIVITY

The bodies that were not ours

(10)

Mexarcane International: ethnic talent for export

(4)

Better Yet When Dead

(4)

The man and the myth: Roger Guenveur Smith as Huey P. Newton, an interview

(11)

Captain Shit and other allegories of black stardom: the work of Chris Ofili

(6)

Wreaking havoc on the signified: the art of David Hammons

(6)

My kind of conversation: the artwork of Daniel J. Martinez

(12)

The unbearable weightiness of beings: art in Mexico after NAFTA

(17)

Votos (vows): a performance

(7)

SECTION 2 FOTONOVELAS

Paquita y Chata Se Arrebatan: a collaboration with Nao Bustamante

(4)

Pochonovela: pilot for a Chicano soap opera

(10)

SECTION 3 SUSPENDED IN TRANSIT

Blacks in the metropolis: Isaac Julien on Frantz Fanon, an interview

(6)

Rights of Pasage: a performance for South Africa

105

(6)

Stuff co-written with Nao Bustamante

111

(17)

Bad grrl bravado: a conversation with Tracey Moffatt

128

(9)

Hustling for dollars: jineteras in Cuba

137

(17)

Bridge over troubled waters: and view from the bridge four years on

154

(9)

El Ultimo Deseo (the last wish): a performance for Cuba

163

(2)

El Evento Suspendido (the postponed event): a performance for Cuba

165

(2)

Mamas, sistahs and auntie men: Hilton Als and The Women, an interview

167

(9)

Sudaca Enterprises: a collaboration with Juan Pablo Ballester and Maria Elena Escalona

176

(4)

Modernity deferred: the work of Luis Molina-Pantin

180

(6)

At your service: Latin women in the global information network

186

(16)

The incredible Disappearing Woman: a play in one act

202

(21)

SECTION 4 OTHER PERSPECTIVES

Witness for the prosecution: the writings of Coco Fusco

223

(8)

Jean Fisher

Agency and ambivalence: a reading of works by Coco Fusco

231

(16)

Caroline Vercoe

Index

247

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The Bodies That Were Not Ours: And Other Writings

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