To look like men of war: visual transformation narratives of African American Union Soldiers

To look like men of war: visual transformation narratives of African American Union Soldiers

This article examines clothing’s role in the transformation of African American slaves into Union soldiers during the American Civil War (1861-1865), exploring how and why military uniforms bore narrative weight in visual depictions of these men. Text, images, material objects, prints and photograph...

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izdano v:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cliowgh,
Glavni avtor: Weicksel, Sarah Jones
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jezik:Anglais
Izdano: Clio 2018
Teme:
culture matérielle
masculinité
vêtement
posture
Afro-Américains
Guerre civile américaine
material culture
clothing
African Americans
American Civil War
manhood
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:cliowgh_701 https://doi.org/10.4000/cliowgh.701 urn:doi:10.4000/cliowgh.701 en https://journals.openedition.org/cliowgh/701 2018-07-20T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/e3su All rights reserved To look like men of war: visual transformation narratives of African American Union Soldiers Clio Belin info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2554-3822 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cliowgh Weicksel, Sarah Jones culture matérielle masculinité vêtement posture Afro-Américains Guerre civile américaine material culture clothing posture African Americans American Civil War manhood This article examines clothing’s role in the transformation of African American slaves into Union soldiers during the American Civil War (1861-1865), exploring how and why military uniforms bore narrative weight in visual depictions of these men. Text, images, material objects, prints and photographs are examined within the context of nineteenth-century American conceptions of bodily management, posture, and developing theories on physical anthropology and phrenology. The article highlights the role of these images in constructing both a coherent narrative of redemption from slavery and a more inclusive, universal category of “men” that was linked to military service. Cet article analyse le rôle des vêtements dans la métamorphose d’esclaves afro-américains en soldats de l’Union pendant la Guerre civile (1861-1865). Il explore la manière et la raison pour laquelle les uniformes militaires portent un tel poids narratif dans les portraits de ces hommes. Les textes, images, objets, gravures et photographies sont étudiés dans le contexte de la perception du corps au xixe siècle et des nouvelles théories de l’anthropologie physique et de la phrénologie. L’article souligne le rôle de ces images dans la construction d’un discours cohérent sur la rédemption de l’esclavage et d’une catégorie « homme » plus inclusive, plus universelle, fondée sur le service militaire.
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language Anglais
format Article ou chapitre numérique
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topic culture matérielle
masculinité
vêtement
posture
Afro-Américains
Guerre civile américaine
material culture
clothing
posture
African Americans
American Civil War
manhood
spellingShingle culture matérielle
masculinité
vêtement
posture
Afro-Américains
Guerre civile américaine
material culture
clothing
posture
African Americans
American Civil War
manhood
Weicksel, Sarah Jones
To look like men of war: visual transformation narratives of African American Union Soldiers
description This article examines clothing’s role in the transformation of African American slaves into Union soldiers during the American Civil War (1861-1865), exploring how and why military uniforms bore narrative weight in visual depictions of these men. Text, images, material objects, prints and photographs are examined within the context of nineteenth-century American conceptions of bodily management, posture, and developing theories on physical anthropology and phrenology. The article highlights the role of these images in constructing both a coherent narrative of redemption from slavery and a more inclusive, universal category of “men” that was linked to military service.
author Weicksel, Sarah Jones
author_facet Weicksel, Sarah Jones
author_sort Weicksel, Sarah Jones
title To look like men of war: visual transformation narratives of African American Union Soldiers
title_short To look like men of war: visual transformation narratives of African American Union Soldiers
title_full To look like men of war: visual transformation narratives of African American Union Soldiers
title_fullStr To look like men of war: visual transformation narratives of African American Union Soldiers
title_full_unstemmed To look like men of war: visual transformation narratives of African American Union Soldiers
title_sort to look like men of war: visual transformation narratives of african american union soldiers
publisher Clio
publishDate 2018
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