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Imagining the Black Female Body
Carol E. . Ed(S): Henderson
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Description for Imagining the Black Female Body
Hardback. This volume explores issues of black female identity through the various "imaginings" of the black female body in print and visual culture. Contributions emphasize the ways in which the black female body is framed and how black women (and their allies) have sought to write themselves back into social discourses on their terms. Editor(s): Henderson, Carol E. Num Pages: 231 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
This volume explores issues of black female identity through the various "imaginings" of the black female body in print and visual culture. Contributions emphasize the ways in which the black female body is framed and how black women (and their allies) have sought to write themselves back into social discourses on their terms.
This volume explores issues of black female identity through the various "imaginings" of the black female body in print and visual culture. Contributions emphasize the ways in which the black female body is framed and how black women (and their allies) have sought to write themselves back into social discourses on their terms.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230107052
SKU
V9780230107052
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Ref
99-15
About Carol E. . Ed(S): Henderson
Carol E. Henderson is Associate Director of Black American Studies and Associate Professor of English and Black American Studies at the University of Delaware.
Reviews for Imagining the Black Female Body
"Imagining the Black Female Body enters into a critical dialogue about literary and visual representations of the black female body in order to connect contemporary representations of black womanhood with an historical legacy of African American women's experiences. Captivating original essays attend to a history of abuse and pain as well as a history of joyful survival and celebration. The ... Read more