Black Womens Bodily Autonomy, Sexual Freedom, and Pleasure - Explorations of the Hot Girl Movement

Inspired by Megan Thee Stallion's song, "Hot Girl Summer," and pleasure activism, Dr. Clarissa Francis ("The Real Hot Girl Doc") examines the cultural and social impacts of "hot girl" music and its transformative effects on Black women's sexual liberation journeys through this text.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Back It Up: Scholarship & Activism Supporting the Hot Girl Movement
Chapter 2: Atlanta Got Somethin' to Say: Civil Rights, FreakNik, and Pleasure Activism in Atlanta, GA
Chapter 3: It Was the Music for Me: The Influence of Pop Culture on Black Women's Sexual Liberation
Chapter 4: Women C.U.M. First: Centering Black Women's Pleasure in Education, Practice, and Advocacy
Chapter 5: Real Hot Girl Shift: Black Sexual Liberation in Atlanta and Beyond

About the author

Clarissa Francis, PhD, is an award-winning sexuality educator and scholar-activist dedicated to fostering inclusive, liberatory conversations that empower Black women to reclaim their narratives around bodily autonomy, sexual freedom, and pleasure.

Product details

• Authors: Clarissa Francis, Clarissa E. Francis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.04.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781032699455
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3269945-5
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Leading Conversations on Black Sexualities and Identities
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Ethnic Studies, History, Sociology, Popular Culture, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), Trauma & shock, Sexual abuse & harassment, Family psychology, Psychotherapy, Humanities, Social, group or collective psychology, Trauma and shock, Gender studies: women, Sexual abuse and harassment, Gender studies: women and girls, Psychology of gender, Gender studies: men and boys, Black & Asian Studies, Gender Studies: Men