Behind the mask of the strong black woman : voice and the embodiment of a costly performance

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    • Beauboeuf-Lafontant, Tamara

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Behind the mask of the strong black woman : voice and the embodiment of a costly performance

Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant

Temple University Press, 2009

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Explores the restrictive myth of the Strong Black Woman through interviews, revealing the emotional and physical toll this "performance" can have

目次

Introduction: A Half-Told Tale of Black Womanhood 1. More Than "the Historical, the Monolithic Me": Deconstructing Strong Black Womanhood 2. Living the Lies: Embodying "Good" Womanhood 3. Keeping up Appearances: The Performance of Strength 4. Lies Make Us Sick: Embodied Distress Among Strong Black Women 5. Coming to Voice: Transcending Strength Epilogue: Mules No More, Just "Levelly Human": A Societal Challenge Acknowledgments Appendix: Table of Participants

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