Womanish Black Girls - Women Resisting the Contradictions of Silence and Voice (Paperback)

Womanish Black Girls is a collection of essays written by varied black women who fill spaces within the academy, public schools, civic organizations, and religious institutions. These writings are critically reflective and illuminate autobiographical storied-lives. A major theme is the notion of womanish black girls/women resisting the familial and communal expectations of being seen, rather than heard. Consequently, these memories and lived stories name contradictions between "being told what to do or say" and "knowing and deciding for herself." Additional themes include womanism and feminism, male patriarchy, violence, cultural norms, positionality, spirituality, representation, survival, and schooling. While the aforementioned can revive painful images and feelings, the essays offer hope, joy, redemption, and the re-imagining of new ways of being in individual and communal spaces. An expectation is that middle school black girls, high school black girls, college/university black girls, and community black women view this work as seedlings for understanding resistance, claiming voice, and healing.

General

Imprint:	Stylus Publishing Llc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2019
Authors:	Dianne Smith • Loyce Caruthers • Shaunda Fowler
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-975500-91-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism
LSN:	1-975500-91-1
Barcode:	9781975500917

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