Imagining the Black Female Body

Imagining the Black Female Body
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 9780230115477
ISBN-13 : 0230115470
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Book Synopsis Imagining the Black Female Body by : C. Henderson

Download or read book Imagining the Black Female Body written by C. Henderson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-12-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores issues of black female identity through the various "imaginings" of the black female body in print and visual culture. Contributions emphasize the ways in which the black female body is framed and how black women (and their allies) have sought to write themselves back into social discourses on their terms.


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