The Language of Strong Black Womanhood
Myths, Models, Messages, and a New Mandate for Self-Care
Seiten
2019
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-4410-8 (ISBN)
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-4410-8 (ISBN)
This book examines the construction of the strong Black woman myth and the messages for strength communicated throughout the twentieth and the twenty-first century. The author delves into how attention to self and self-care is necessary to sustain that strength.
In The Language of Strong Black Womanhood: Myths, Models, Messages, and a New Mandate for Self-Care, Black women of the Baby Boomer generation and Hip Hop generation share messages communicated and models witnessed in their socialization for strength revealing how this mandate endures in Black women’s lived experiences. They also express concern that self-care was not presented as critical for sustaining life as a strong Black woman—a concern shared by Black women bloggers who advocate resisting the myth and redefining strength for self-care. This Black feminist exploration of strong Black womanhood provides an alternative to harmful perceptions, constructions, and representations of Black women and suggests a mandate to move toward the revolutionary act of Black women’s self-care.
In The Language of Strong Black Womanhood: Myths, Models, Messages, and a New Mandate for Self-Care, Black women of the Baby Boomer generation and Hip Hop generation share messages communicated and models witnessed in their socialization for strength revealing how this mandate endures in Black women’s lived experiences. They also express concern that self-care was not presented as critical for sustaining life as a strong Black woman—a concern shared by Black women bloggers who advocate resisting the myth and redefining strength for self-care. This Black feminist exploration of strong Black womanhood provides an alternative to harmful perceptions, constructions, and representations of Black women and suggests a mandate to move toward the revolutionary act of Black women’s self-care.
Karla D. Scott is associate professor of communication and assistant dean for diversity and inclusion at Saint Louis University.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction—The Making of a Myth: Strength to Survive
Chapter One—From Myth to Model: Contexts for Communicating and Situating Strength
Chapter Two—Socialized to be Strong: Messages for Success and Survival
Chapter Three—From the “South Side”: The Strength of Michelle Obama
Chapter Four—Resist and Redefine: A new discourse of strength on Black feminist blogs
Chapter Five—Self-care for strong sistas: An Oxymoron?
Conclusion—Black girl magic has limits: Repurposing strength for self care
Appendix A: On line survey questions
Appendix B: Focus group questions
References
About the Author
Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
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Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 151 x 218 mm |
Gewicht | 177 g |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft |
ISBN-10 | 1-4985-4410-X / 149854410X |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4985-4410-8 / 9781498544108 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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