| Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman Contributor(s): Wallace, Michele (Author), LeMieux, Jamilah (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1781688214 ISBN-13: 9781781688212 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| Series: Feminist Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.70 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1978, Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman caused a storm of controversy. Michele Wallace blasted the masculine biases of the black politics that emerged from the sixties. She described how women remained marginalized by the patriarchal culture of Black Power, demonstrating the ways in which a genuine female subjectivity was blocked by the traditional myths of black womanhood. With a foreword that examines the debate the book has sparked between intellectuals and political leaders, as well as what has--and, crucially, has not--changed over the last four decades, Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman continues to be deeply relevant to current feminist debates and black theory today. |