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Autore |
Whaley Deborah Elizabeth |
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Disciplining women : Alpha Kappa Alpha, Black counterpublics, and the cultural politics of Black sororities / / Deborah Elizabeth Whaley |
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Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-4384-3274-7 |
1-4416-7414-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 206 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African American college students - Societies, etc |
African American Greek letter societies |
Greek letter societies - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Disciplining Women -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Stomp the Yard, School Daze, and the Cultural Politics of Black Greek-Letter Organizations -- 2: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Black Counterpublics, and the Ambiguity of Social Reform -- 3: Stepping into the African Diaspora Alpha Kappa Alpha and the Production of Sexuality and Femininity in Sorority Step Performance -- 4: Disciplining Women, Respectable Pledges, and the Meaning of a Soror Alpha Kappa Alpha and the Transformation of the Pledge Process -- 5: Voices of Collectivity/Agents of Change Alpha Kappa Alpha and the Future of Black Counterpublics -- Conclusion: Sorority Sisters -- Appendix: Alpha Kappa Alpha Fact Sheet -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An interdisciplinary look Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), the first historically Black sorority. |
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