{"product_id":"zapantera-negra-an-artistic-encounter-between-black-panthers-and-zapatistas-new-updated-edition-paperback","title":"Zapantera Negra: An Artistic Encounter Between Black Panthers and Zapatistas (New \u0026 Updated Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc James Léger\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Tomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEmory Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn encounter between Emory Douglas of the Black Panthers and autonomous Indigenous and Zapatista communities helps us understand the role of revolutionary art in times of distress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmory Douglas \u003c\/strong\u003eis former Revolutionary Artist and Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party, from February 1967 until its discontinuation in the early 1980s. Douglas' art and design concepts were always seen on the front and back pages of \u003cem\u003eThe Black Panther\u003c\/em\u003e newspaper, reflecting the politics of the Black Panther Party and the concerns of the community. Joining forces with Black Panther cofounders Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, Douglas was foundational in shaping the Party's visual and cultural power and sustaining one of its most ambitious and successful endeavors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarc James Léger\u003c\/strong\u003e is an independent scholar based in Montreal. His essays in art criticism and cultural theory have appeared in \u003cem\u003eAfterimage, Art Journal, C Magazine, Etc, FUSE, Inter, Parachute, Journal of Aesthetics and Protest, Journal of Canadian Studies, Canadian Journal of Film Studies, RACAR, Third Text\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCreative Industries Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. Léger has exhibited artwork in Canada, the US, and the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Tomas \u003c\/strong\u003eis an artist, anthropologist, and writer. His production in the visual arts has its roots in a post-1970s critique of conceptual art's disciplinary infrastructure. He is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eEscape Velocity: Alternative Instruction Prototype for Playing the Knowledge Game\u003c\/em\u003e(2012) and \u003cem\u003eVertov, Snow, Farocki: Machine Vision and the Posthuman\u003c\/em\u003e(2013). Tomas is Professor in Visual Arts at the Université du Québec à Montréal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45617061691436,"sku":"9781942173557","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/zapantera-negra-an-artistic-encounter-between-black-panthers-and-zapatistas-new-updated-edition-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}