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This book is really interesting - it considers the elision of visual culture in most histories of African American culture. There's plenty of emphasis on music, some on literature, but art is generally overlooked ( Read more... )

2.3 - Animals: An Indigenous First Discovery Book, artwork by Debbie Austin (2008 ( Read more... )

The Art of Sally Morgan, Intro by Jill Milroy, 1996 ( Read more... )

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48. B. B. Lal, The Sarasvati Flows On: The Continuity of Indian CultureA short, easy-to-read (except for one chapter which seems to come from another book entirely) pop non-fiction summary of the Indus or Harappan Civilization, a Bronze Age culture located in the modern countries of India and Pakistan, which had its own writing system, cities, and ( Read more... )

Review 4: Bardi Counting Book by Lucy Wiidagoo Dann ( Read more... )

My latest book for the 50books_POC challenge is bell hooks' *Art on My Mind: Visual Politics*. This is a series of essays, reflective pieces and interviews by bell hooks, meditating on black art and artists ( Read more... )

44. Jacqueline Woodson, After Tupac and D Foster.

Gorgeous. grrlpup has been after me for a dog's age to read Woodson, and I very much see why: Woodson has a graceful, delicate touch for her characters, a demonstrated awe about folks' inner lives. As a reader, this is the sort of thing I live for.

45. Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac, Native ( Read more... )