Asst. Prof. Tina Post receives the Best Book Prize for her first book, Deadpan: The Aesthetics of Black Expression, from the Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present.
Post became intrigued with how the gesture of expressionlessness operated in the 20th-century Black performances across literature, visual and performance art, film, theater, dance, the boxing ring and everyday life. For her original insights, she recently received the Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present Best Book Prize for her first book, “Deadpan: The Aesthetics of Black Inexpression” (2023). The ASAP Prize recognizes the book that has made the most significant contribution to the study of the arts of the present.The ASAP Prize recognizes the book that has made the most significant contribution to the study of the arts of the present. Read more by Sara Patterson via UChicago Humanities.