TY - BOOK AU - Fusco,Coco TI - The bodies that were not ours: and other writings SN - 0415251745 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - NX180.P67 F87 2001 U1 - 709.2 PY - 2001/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Fusco, Coco KW - Postcolonialism and the arts KW - America KW - Performance art N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Sect. 1; Borne in Captivity; The bodies that were not ours; Mexarcane International: ethnic talent for export; Better Yet When Dead; The man and the myth: Roger Guenveur Smith as Huey P. Newton, an interview; Captain Shit and other allegories of black stardom: the work of Chris Ofili; Wreaking havoc on the signified: the art of David Hammons; My kind of conversation: the artwork of Daniel J. Martinez; The unbearable weightiness of beings: art in Mexico after NAFTA; Votos (vows): a performance --; Sect. 2; Fotonovelas; Paquita [gamma] Chata Se Arrebatan: a collaboration with Nao Bustamante; Pochonovela: pilot for a Chicano soap opera --; Sect. 3; Suspended in Transit; Blacks in the metropolis: Isaac Julien on Frantz Fanon, an interview; Rights of Pasage: a performance for South Africa; Stuff co-written with Nao Bustamante; Bad grrl bravado: a conversation with Tracey Moffatt; Hustling for dollars: jineteras in Cuba; Bridge over troubled waters: and view from the bridge four years on; El Ultimo Deseo (the last wish): a performance for Cuba; El Evento Suspendido (the postponed event): a performance for Cuba; Mamas, sistahs and auntie men: Hilton Als and The Women, an interview; Sudaca Enterprises: a collaboration with Juan Pablo Ballester and Maria Elena Escalona; Modernity deferred: the work of Luis Molina-Pantin; At your service: Latin women in the global information network; The Incredible Disappearing Woman: a play in one act --; Sect. 4; Other Perspectives; Witness for the prosecution: the writings for Coco Fusco; Jean Fisher; Agency and ambivalence: a reading of works by Coco Fusco; Caroline Vercoe ER -