02857nam 2200613Ia 450 991081621890332120200520144314.01-4384-3274-71-4416-7414-4(CKB)2560000000067918(OCoLC)670430526(CaPaEBR)ebrary10574174(SSID)ssj0000415999(PQKBManifestationID)11311566(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000415999(PQKBWorkID)10418341(PQKB)10705166(MiAaPQ)EBC3407312(MdBmJHUP)muse1713(Au-PeEL)EBL3407312(CaPaEBR)ebr10574174(DE-B1597)681814(DE-B1597)9781438432748(EXLCZ)99256000000006791820100209d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDisciplining women Alpha Kappa Alpha, Black counterpublics, and the cultural politics of Black sororities /Deborah Elizabeth Whaley1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20101 online resource (xii, 206 pages) illustrationsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4384-3273-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.An interdisciplinary look Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), the first historically Black sorority.African American college studentsSocieties, etcAfrican American Greek letter societiesGreek letter societiesUnited StatesAfrican American college studentsSocieties, etc.African American Greek letter societies.Greek letter societies369.082Whaley Deborah Elizabeth1622850MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816218903321Disciplining women3986152UNINA