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What was the author's initial fascination that led to the creation of this book?
What was the author's initial fascination that led to the creation of this book?
fascination with the black body
In what way did the author's awareness of her blackness change after emigrating to America?
In what way did the author's awareness of her blackness change after emigrating to America?
she became keenly aware of her blackness nearly every second of every day
What habit did the author develop after moving to America?
What habit did the author develop after moving to America?
counting black bodies
What did the author see when she looked at a black body as a child?
What did the author see when she looked at a black body as a child?
What is the black body mythologized as?
What is the black body mythologized as?
How did the white girls at the narrator's school react to black girls' bodies?
How did the white girls at the narrator's school react to black girls' bodies?
What classic song did the black girls at the narrator's school dance to, despite the disapproval of their bodies by some of their white counterparts?
What classic song did the black girls at the narrator's school dance to, despite the disapproval of their bodies by some of their white counterparts?
What did the black girls pretend when faced with disapproval of their bodies?
What did the black girls pretend when faced with disapproval of their bodies?
Who became the ultimate icon of racial inferiority due to her physical features?
Who became the ultimate icon of racial inferiority due to her physical features?
What did the British Marine Sergeant William Dunlop fail to tell Saartjie Baartman when he persuaded her to go with him to England?
What did the British Marine Sergeant William Dunlop fail to tell Saartjie Baartman when he persuaded her to go with him to England?
How did the author's awareness of her blackness change after emigrating to America?
How did the author's awareness of her blackness change after emigrating to America?
What did the author see when she looked at a black body as a child?
What did the author see when she looked at a black body as a child?
What habit did the author develop after moving to America?
What habit did the author develop after moving to America?
What classic song did the black girls at the narrator's school dance to, despite the disapproval of their bodies by some of their white counterparts?
What classic song did the black girls at the narrator's school dance to, despite the disapproval of their bodies by some of their white counterparts?
How was the black body 'ized' in the text?
How was the black body 'ized' in the text?
What did the white girls at the narrator's school disapprove of in black girls' bodies?
What did the white girls at the narrator's school disapprove of in black girls' bodies?
What was the reason Saartjie Baartman became the ultimate icon of racial inferiority?
What was the reason Saartjie Baartman became the ultimate icon of racial inferiority?
What was the author's observation about the pride celebrated by black people in relation to their bodies?
What was the author's observation about the pride celebrated by black people in relation to their bodies?
What did the British Marine Sergeant William Dunlop fail to tell Saartjie Baartman when he persuaded her to go with him to England?
What did the British Marine Sergeant William Dunlop fail to tell Saartjie Baartman when he persuaded her to go with him to England?
How did the black girls at the narrator's school respond to the disapproval of their bodies by some of their white counterparts?
How did the black girls at the narrator's school respond to the disapproval of their bodies by some of their white counterparts?
