The Governmentality of Black Beauty Shame - Discourse, Iconicity and Resistance (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book uses the experiences and conversations of Black British women as a lens to examine the impact of discourses surrounding Black beauty shame. Black beauty shame exists within racialized societies which situate white beauty as iconic, and as a result produce Black 'ugliness' as a counterpoint. At the same time, Black Nationalist discourses present Black-white 'mixed race' women as bodies out of place within the Black community. In the examples analysed within the book, women disidentify from both the iconicities of white beauty and the discourses of Black Nationalist darker-skinned beauty, negating both ideals. This demonstration of Foucaldian counter-conduct can be read as a form of disalienation from the governmentality of Black beauty shame. This fascinating volume will be of interest to students and scholars of Black identity, Black beauty and discourse analysis.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Pivot
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Shirley Anne Tate
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	141
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-52257-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Discourse analysis Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-137-52257-7
Barcode:	9781137522573

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