Publication details
Visiting the Culture Capital : Carl Van Vechten’s Role in Promoting 1920s Harlem as a Vogue Destination
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| Year of publication | 2021 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | This presentation examines the transformation of Harlem due to the white interest in its cultural scene and nightlife and the role Carl Van Vechten played in facilitating this introduction. It focuses on the fetishisation of African-American identity and its distortion in the white perception. |
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