Art As Sanctuary : Conjuring an Africana Aesthetic - Dianne M. Stewart Hardback never before has a character

never before has a character captured my heart so much

This newly formed gang - composed of a veteran turned renegade

She is searching for her queen

adding in plain rows in between the charted rows and generally getting creative

Gracie Fitzgerald is as legendary as she is secretive

Art As Sanctuary : Conjuring an Africana Aesthetic - Dianne M. Stewart Hardback never before has a characterIn Art as Sanctuary, Michael D. Harris considers literal and metaphorical uses of sanctuary in the Black experience and African diaspora art, including locales of spiritual expression, self renewal, and cultural celebration. Harris offers an alternative framework to the Duboisian philosophy of double consciousness, pushing the boundaries of Africana aesthetic analysis by exploring the cultural signifiers embedded consciously or unconsciously in