Recovering the Black Female Body Self-Representation by African American Women |
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Editor:
| Bennett, Michael Dickerson, Vanessa D. |
Contribution by:
| Bennett, Michael Dickerson, Vanessa D. Brooks, Daphne Beam, Dorri Goldsmith, Meredith Mance, Ajuan Louis, Yvette Witt, Doris Bass, Margaret Winokur, Mark Brady, Jacqueline McDowell, Deborah E. Peterson, Carla L. Rooks, Noliwe M. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8135-2839-7 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2000 |
Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $40.95 |
Book Description:
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Recovering the Black Female Body recognizes the pressing need to highlight through scholarship the vibrant energy of African American women's attempts to wrest control of the physical and symbolic construction of their bodies away from the distortions of others.
Recovering the Black Female Body recognizes the pressing need to highlight through scholarship the vibrant energy of African American women's attempts to wrest control of the physical and symbolic construction of their bodies away from the distortions of others.