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Informationen zum Autor Michael Mitchell Klappentext The research included in this volume examines the competing pressures felt by black women as political agents in the domains of elections, public policy, and social activism. Their challenges and initiatives are explored in public spaces, institutional behaviours, and public policy.The volume features cutting-edge research exploring black women's political engagement. The first group of contributors interrogates the treatment of black women within the discipline of political science. The second group examines the relationship between cultural politics and policymaking. The third and final group outlines the politics of race-gendered identity and black feminist practice.Black Women in Politics includes chapters on black leadership, radical versus moderate politics in New Orleans, and the Shelby vs. Holder Supreme Court decision. The editors introduce a new series highlighting trends in black politics. Finally, the work notes the passing of William (Nick) Nelson and Hanes Walton, Jr., prominent members of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. Zusammenfassung The research included in this volume examines the competing pressures felt by black women as political agents in the domains of elections, public policy, and social activism Inhaltsverzeichnis Editors' Note Guest Editors' Note Special Issue Articles Why Political Scientists Don't Study Black Women, But Historians and Sociologists Do: On Intersectionality and the Remapping of the Study of Black Political Women Nikol Alexander-Floyd "I Ain't Your Darn Help": Black Women as the Help in Intersectionality Research in Political Science Julia S. Jordan-Zachery (Black) Papa Knows Best: Marion Barry and the Appeal to Black Authoritarian Discourse Rosemary Ndubuizu "Talking" about Gender While Ignoring Race and Class: A Discourse Analysis of Pay Equity Debates Julia S. Jordan-Zachery and Salida Wilson Influencing the Political Agenda from the Outside: A Comparative Study of Hausa Women's NGOs and CBOs in Kano, Nigeria Adryan Wallace Black Women's Pathways to the Statehouse: The Impact of Race/Gender Identities Nadia E. Brown Taking to the Airwaves: Using Content Analyses of Survey Toplines and Filmographies to Test the "Michelle Obama Image Transformation" (MOIT) Hypothesis Ray Block Jr. and Christina S. Haynes Research Article: Black Urban Leadership Black Mayoral Leadership in New Orleans: Minority Incorporation Revisited Stefanie Chambers and William E. Nelson, Jr. Current Issue Analysis: The Supreme Court's Shelby County v. Holder Decision Reflections on Shelby v. Holder Christina Rivers Trends Black Women State Legislators—Electoral Trend Data 1995–2011 B. D'Andra Orey and Nadia E. Brown Book Reviews Book Reviews: Special Issue on Black Women in Politics Tiffany Willoughby-Herard Swarns, Rachel L. American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama, reviewed by Wendy G. Smooth Foster, Frances Smith, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, and Stanlie M. James, eds. Still Brave: The Evolution of Black Women's Studies, reviewed by Brittany Lewis Blackwell, Maylei. !Chicana Power! Contested Histories of Feminism in the Chicano Movement, reviewed by T. Jackie Cuevas Tucker-Worgs, Tamelyn. The Black Megachurch: Theology, Gender, and the Politics of Public Engagement, reviewed by Stephanie Y. Mitchem Harris-Perry, Melissa. Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America (For Colored Girls Who've Considered Politics When Being Strong Isn'...
