Dark Continent Of Our Bodies - Black Feminism & Politics Of Respectability

A spirited and provocative look at black feminism-its roots, its role, and its implications.

Summary

Looks at black feminism its roots, its role, and its implications. From Charles Darwin and nineteenth-century racism to black nationalism and the Nation of Islam, from Baptist women's groups to James Baldwin, the author takes on one institution after another as she re-centers the role of black women in the United States' intellectual heritage.

Product details

• Authors: E. Frances White
• Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.01.2001
• EAN: 9781566398794
• ISBN: 978-1-56639-879-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Maping Racisms
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Ethnic Studies, Soziale und ethische Themen, Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen