Deconstructing Discourses of Difference at School

Abstract: This article seeks to better understand some artistic representations of black men in the Western arts (from the 15th the 19th century). The analysis refers to the education field, aiming to understand how the discourse of difference is constructed, also, through art. Examples of artistic works in this paper are: Dürer (1471-1528), Rubens (1577-1640), Debret (1768-1848) and Rugendas (1802-1858). These are all important artists within the history of Western art. It is intended, through the works analyzed, to understand the images of the black man represented in portrait style. These artworks are Albrecht Dürer's Head of a Negro; Head of a Black Man, by Peter Paul Rubens; Different Black Nations, Jean-Baptiste Debret; and Mozambique, by Johann Moritz Rugendas.

摘要：本文旨在更深入地理解15至19世纪西方艺术中对黑人男性的部分艺术呈现。本次分析立足教育领域视角，旨在探究差异话语如何借由艺术手段得以建构。本文选取的艺术作品创作者包括阿尔布雷希特·丢勒（Albrecht Dürer，1471-1528）、彼得·保罗·鲁本斯（Peter Paul Rubens，1577-1640）、让-巴蒂斯特·德布雷（Jean-Baptiste Debret，1768-1848）以及约翰·莫里茨·鲁根达斯（Johann Moritz Rugendas，1802-1858），上述艺术家均为西方艺术史上的重要人物。本研究拟通过对上述作品的分析，探析肖像画形式中呈现的黑人男性形象。具体作品包括：阿尔布雷希特·丢勒的《黑人头像》、彼得·保罗·鲁本斯的《黑人男性头像》、让-巴蒂斯特·德布雷的《不同黑人族群》以及约翰·莫里茨·鲁根达斯的《莫桑比克》。