Shadow Bodies : : Black Women, Ideology, Representation, and Politics / / Julia S. Jordan-Zachery, Julia S. Jordan-Zachery.

What does it mean for Black women to organize in a political context that has generally ignored them or been unresponsive although Black women have shown themselves an important voting bloc? How for example, does #sayhername translate into a political agenda that manifests itself in specific policie...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (214 p.) :; 1 illustration
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Different Streams Of Knowledge: Theoretically Situating This Study
  • 2. Inscribing And The Black (Female) Body Politic
  • 3. Uncovering Talk Across Time And Space: Black Women Elected Officials, Essence And Ebony, And Black Female Bloggers
  • 4. "Safe, Soulful Sex": HIV/AIDS Talk
  • 5. Killing Me Softly: Narratives On Domestic Violence And Black Womanhood
  • 6. "Why So Many Sisters Are Mad And Sad": Talking About Black Women With Mental Illnesses
  • 7. Sister Speak: Using Intersectionality In Our Political And Policy Strategizing
  • Appendix
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About The Author