Behind the mask of the strong black woman voice and the embodiment of a costly performance
The defining quality of Black womanhood is strength, states Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant in Behind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman. But, she argues, the idea of strength undermines its real function: to defend and maintain a stratified social order by obscuring Black women's experiences of suf...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Temple University Press
c2009.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798362006719 |
| Sumario: | The defining quality of Black womanhood is strength, states Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant in Behind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman. But, she argues, the idea of strength undermines its real function: to defend and maintain a stratified social order by obscuring Black women's experiences of suffering, acts of desperation, and anger. This provocative book lays bare the common perception that strength is an exemplary or defining quality of "authentic" Black womanhood.The author, a noted sociologist, interviews 58 Black women about being strong and proud, to illustrate their "perform |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (195 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282329058 9786612329050 9781592136698 |
