{"product_id":"the-black-feminist-reader-paperback","title":"The Black Feminist Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoy James\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eT. Denean Sharpley-Whiting\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized into two parts, \"Literary Theory\" and \"Social and Political Theory,\" this Reader explores issues of community, identity, justice, and the marginalization of African American and Caribbean women in literature, society, and political movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume brings together ten key essays in the development of black feminism. The selections reflect the literary, social, and political critiques that mark this form of feminist and antiracist thought as unique and transformative. Addressing key themes within cultural and social theory, such as the intersections of gender, sex, race, class, and ideology, the analyses encourage critical thinking about language, culture, and democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized into two parts, Literary Theory and Social and Political Theory, this Reader explores issues of community, identity, justice, and the marginalization of African American and Caribbean women in literature, society, and political movements. With contributions from male feminists, Marxists, legal scholars and literary, cultural and social theorists, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Feminist Reader\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates both the impressive depth and expansive range of contemporary black feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors include: Barbara Christian, Toni Morrison, Hortense J. Spillers, Michael Awkward, Sylvia Wynter, bell hooks, Angela Y. Davis, Patricia Hill Collins, KimberleU Crenshaw and Joy James.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume brings together ten key essays in the development of black feminism. The selections reflect the literary, social, and political critiques that mark this form of feminist and antiracist thought as unique and transformative. Addressing key themes within cultural and social theory, such as the intersections of gender, sex, race, class, and ideology, the analyses encourage critical thinking about language, culture, and democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized into two parts, \"Literary Theory\" and \"Social and Political Theory,\" this Reader explores issues of community, identity, justice, and the marginalization of African American and Caribbean women in literature, society, and political movements. With contributions from male feminists, Marxists, legal scholars and literary, cultural and social theorists, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Feminist Reader\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates both the impressive depth and expansive range of contemporary black feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors include: Barbara Christian, Toni Morrison, Hortense J. Spillers, Michael Awkward, Sylvia Wynter, bell hooks, Angela Y. Davis, Patricia Hill Collins, KimberleU Crenshaw and Joy James.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoy James\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University. She is author of \u003ci\u003eResisting State Violence: Radicalism, Gender \u0026amp; Race in US Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (1996); \u003ci\u003eTranscending the Talented Tenth: Black Leaders and American Intellectuals\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eShadowboxing: Representations of Black Feminist Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (1999). James is also editor of the \u003ci\u003eAngela Y. Davis Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishers, 1998), \u003ci\u003eStates of Confinement: Policing, Detention and Prisons\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSpirit, Space \u0026amp; Survival: African American Women In (White) Academe\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), which received the 1994 Gustavus Myers Human Rights award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eT. Denean Sharpley-Whiting\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of French and Director of the African American Studies and Research Center at Purdue University. She is author of \u003ci\u003eFrantz Fanon: Conflicts \u0026amp; Feminisms\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) and \u003ci\u003eBlack Venus: Sexualized Savages, Primal Fears and Primitive Narratives in French\u003c\/i\u003e (1999). She is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFanon: A Critical Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishers, 1996) and \u003ci\u003eSpoils of War: Women of Color, Cultures, and Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), which received an honorable mention from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights in North America in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47385222938873,"sku":"9780631210078","price":111.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bW1MemJHQVZsVFJJUG1aRVN0SmtlQT09.webp?v=1770172670","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-black-feminist-reader-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}