{"product_id":"behind-the-mask-of-the-strong-black-woman-voice-and-the-embodiment-of-a-costly-performance-paperback-softback-9781592136681","title":"Behind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman; Voice and the Embodiment of a Costly Performance (Paperback \/ softback) 9781592136681","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBehind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVoice and the Embodiment of a Costly Performance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781592136681\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e194 pages\u003cbr\u003e21 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“Behind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman makes an important contribution to the literature. No other work systematically studies the ways black women internalize and resist strong black woman discourse. Beauboeuf-Lafontant convincingly argues that investment in the strong black woman myth injures black women and strengthens the racist divisions between women.”-Maxine Craig, author of Ain’t I a Beauty Queen?: Black Women, Beauty, and the Politics of Race\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eExplores the restrictive myth of the Strong Black Woman through interviews, revealing the emotional and physical toll this \"performance\" can have\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: \u003ci\u003eA Half-Told Tale of Black Womanhood\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1. More Than “the Historical, the Monolithic Me”: \u003ci\u003eDeconstructing Strong Black Womanhood\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2. Living the Lies: \u003ci\u003eEmbodying “Good” Womanhood\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e3. Keeping up Appearances: \u003ci\u003eThe Performance of Strength\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4. Lies Make Us Sick: \u003ci\u003eEmbodied Distress Among Strong Black Women\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e5. Coming to Voice: \u003ci\u003eTranscending Strength\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Mules No More, Just “Levelly Human”: \u003ci\u003eA Societal Challenge\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Table of Participants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52744621588760,"sku":"9781592136681","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/behind-the-mask-of-the-strong-black-woman-voice-and-the-embodiment-of-a-costly-performance-paperback-softback-9781592136681","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}