Hi everyone,
I recently ran into this blog that made me think of the "recovered histories" bit of the Feminism 101 slide. Though this is more focused on people of color in general rather than just women, I thought it was really interesting and I wanted to share. I think the blog is all run by just one person, but they do a great job highlighting just how much the presence of POCs in European history has been erased. I personally always had the impression that there were very few POCs in Europe before the 1800s or so for some reason, but it turns out that many were actually portrayed in many works of art. I think we all know at this point that POCs and women are often erased from history, but it's sort of jarring to think that art history might also have a role in that. The blog runner also engages in a lot of interesting discussion on their tumblr.
Here is the link:
http://medievalpoc.tumblr.com/
If you'd like to see just the artwork:
http://medievalpoc.org/
Thanks for providing links to this interesting website and blog. It's true that this kind of recovered history is important in the work of feminist scholars of visual culture and a good reminder to look closely for the kinds of key details that reveal the possibilities of alternative stories.
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