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Home Girls
Barbara Smith
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Description for Home Girls
Paperback. An anthology of writings by black and lesbian activists. First published in 1983, this edition benefits from an updated list of contributor biographies, and a new preface that provides an assessment of how black women's lives have changed - or not - since the book was first published. Editor(s): Smith, Barbara. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; JFFK; JFSK1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 539.
The pioneering anthology Home Girls features writings by Black feminist and lesbian activists on topics both provocative and profound. Since its initial publication in 1983, it has become an essential text on Black women's lives and writings. This edition features an updated list of contributor biographies and an all-new preface that provides a fresh assessment of how Black women's lives have changed-or not-since the book was first published.
The pioneering anthology Home Girls features writings by Black feminist and lesbian activists on topics both provocative and profound. Since its initial publication in 1983, it has become an essential text on Black women's lives and writings. This edition features an updated list of contributor biographies and an all-new preface that provides a fresh assessment of how Black women's lives have changed-or not-since the book was first published.
Contributors are Tania Abdulahad, Donna Allegra, Barbara A. Banks, Becky Birtha, Julie Carter, Cenen, Cheryl Clarke, Michelle Cliff, Michelle T. Clinton, Willie M. Coleman, Toi Derricotte, Alexis De Veaux, Jewelle L. ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813527536
SKU
V9780813527536
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Ref
99-1
About Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith is an independent scholar and was co-founder and publisher of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press. She has been writer in residence and taught at numerous colleges and universities for over twenty-five years. The author of many books, articles, and essays, including The Truth That Never Hurts (also by Rutgers University Press).
Reviews for Home Girls
The survival of these women and their joy makes Home Girls very satisfying.
Essence
A provocative and important new collection.
Ms.
Pungent and varied, full of questions, convictions, and insights.
The Nation
It is fitting that Home Girls also reflects and celebrates the difference, among the [thirty-three] Black feminist writers, critics, and theorists assembled ... Read more
Essence
A provocative and important new collection.
Ms.
Pungent and varied, full of questions, convictions, and insights.
The Nation
It is fitting that Home Girls also reflects and celebrates the difference, among the [thirty-three] Black feminist writers, critics, and theorists assembled ... Read more