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Where is the love?: Seeking intimacy in Josephine Baker s films

Where is the love?: Seeking intimacy in Josephine Baker s films Salon 2/20/2021 © Provided by Salon Josephine Baker Portrait of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) lying on a tiger rug in a silk evening gown and diamond earrings. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Despite her landmark achievement of topping the bill in three feature films in the early 20th century when most Black women actors were structurally relegated to the narrative backdrop of white American and European productions, Josephine Baker s films grieve the star she might have been. She projected vivaciousness, glamour and a uniquely womanist internationalism as she shimmied in bananas, performed in world capitals, and strolled with her cheetah, but her screen roles placed this extraordinary performer in a paradoxical space where she was both essential and incidental to the plot.  

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