Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant

Behind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman: Voice and the Embodiment of a Costly Performance

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Produktbeschreibung

Explores the restrictive myth of the Strong Black Woman through interviews, revealing the emotional and physical toll this "performance" can have

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Temple University Press
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 142mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781592136674
• ISBN-10: 1592136672
• Artikelnr.: 26166354

Autorenporträt

Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant is Associate Professor of Sociology and Education Studies at DePauw University.  She is co-editor of Facing Racism in Education, 2nd edition.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: A Half-Told Tale of Black Womanhood 
1. More Than “the Historical, the Monolithic Me”: Deconstructing Strong
Black Womanhood 
2. Living the Lies: Embodying “Good” Womanhood 
3. Keeping up Appearances: The Performance of Strength 
4. Lies Make Us Sick: Embodied Distress Among Strong Black Women 
5. Coming to Voice: Transcending Strength 
Epilogue: Mules No More, Just “Levelly Human”: A Societal Challenge 
Acknowledgments 
Appendix: Table of Participants