- Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 183 p.)
- Uniform Title
- Behind the mask of the strong black woman (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Behind the mask of the strong black woman (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- A half-told tale of black womanhood -- More than "the historical, the monolithic me" : deconstructing strong black womanhood -- Living the lies : embodying "good" womanhood -- Keeping up appearances : the performance of strength -- Lies make us sick : embodied distress among strong black women -- Coming to voice : transcending strength -- Epilogue : mules no more, just "levelly human" : a societal challenge.
- LCCN
- 2009005892
- OCLC
- ssj0000110070
- Author
Beauboeuf-Lafontant, Tamara.
- Title
Behind the mask of the strong black woman [electronic resource] : voice and the embodiment of a costly performance / Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant.
- Imprint
Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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