Class Year
2022
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2020
Department 1
Africana Studies
Abstract
This paper identifies specific and general instances of anti-black sentiment in the fashion industry across the Western world, in order to demonstrate how the actions and rhetoric of this industry equates to an all out assault on blackness and black culture, despite the contemporary acceptance and commodification of some of its elements. Next, an analysis is conducted into the overall effect this trend has on black life and psyche in today’s world. Finally, the paper suggests specific changes that must be made in order to reverse and correct this trend.
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Recommended Citation
Berry, Brian H., "The Attack on Blackness in Fashion" (2020). Student Publications. 854.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/854
Comments
Written for AFS 250: Black Feminism in Film & Hip Hop