Barthes's Black Soldier: The Making of a Mythological Celebrity

L. Moudileno
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Abstract:This article examines Roland Barthes's representation of the African body and the theoretical use of blackness in one of his most famous texts, Mythologies (1957). More specifically, it examines the implications of the paradigmatic status conferred to the so-called "black soldier" based on the analysis of a popular French magazine photography. It argues not only that Barthes's original representation is fraught with misreadings of the image, but also that the mythological celebrity of the black soldier has been deployed through the uncritical repetition of this initial take. Finally, the article points to existing or potential reexaminations of this celebrity in film and photography.
巴特的《黑人士兵:神话名人的塑造》
摘要:本文考察了罗兰·巴特在其最著名的作品《神话》(Mythologies, 1957)中对非洲人身体的表现,以及对黑人的理论运用。更具体地说,它基于对法国流行杂志摄影的分析,探讨了赋予所谓“黑人士兵”的典范地位的含义。它不仅认为巴特最初的表现充满了对形象的误读,而且认为黑人士兵的神话名人通过对最初的不加批判的重复而被部署。最后,文章指出了对这位电影和摄影名人现有的或潜在的重新审视。
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