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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796022603321

Autore

Johnson Lakesia D.

Titolo

Iconic : decoding images of the revolutionary Black woman / / Lakesia D. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waco, Texas : , : Baylor University Press, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-4813-0047-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 pages) : illustrations

Classificazione

SOC028000SOC052000SOC022000

Disciplina

305.48896073

Soggetti

Women revolutionaries - United States - History

African American women

Women, Black - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references, Filmography and index.

Nota di contenuto

The myth of the angry black woman : from Sojourner Truth to Michelle Obama -- Revolutionary black women in the news : the politics of Angela Davis and Kathleen Cleaver -- Revolutionary black women in film : blaxploitation and the legacy of Pam Grier -- Revolutionary black women in literature : the narratives of Alice Walker and Audre Lorde -- Revolutionary black women and music : the hip-hop feminism of Erykah Badu and Me'shell Ndegeocello -- The many images of the revolutionary black woman : Michelle Obama reconsidered.

Sommario/riassunto

"A visual and narrative iconography of the Black female revolutionary across a variety of media texts and historical contexts"--