03086nam 2200769 a 450 991097446070332120200520144314.0978661319634797812831963451283196344978143990310014399031072027/heb34324(CKB)2550000000042899(EBL)735568(OCoLC)854519891(SSID)ssj0000521215(PQKBManifestationID)11309517(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521215(PQKBWorkID)10517536(PQKB)10385439(MiAaPQ)EBC735568(OCoLC)794700764(MdBmJHUP)muse15277(dli)HEB34324.0001.001(MiU)MIU01200000000000000000216(Perlego)2042747(EXLCZ)99255000000004289920110121d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBody language sisters in shape, black women's fitness, and feminist identity politics /Kimberly J. Lau1st ed.Philadelphia, Pa. Temple University Press20111 online resource (204 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781439903087 1439903085 9781439903094 1439903093 Includes bibliographical references and index.The anatomy of a movement -- Experience : spirituality, sisterhood, and the unspeakable -- Performance : negotiating multiple black womanhoods -- New bodies of knowledge -- Re-articulating feminist identity politics.In her evocative ethnographic study, Body Language, Kimberly Lau traces the multiple ways in which the success of an innovative fitness program illuminates what identity means to its Black female clientele and how their group interaction provides a new perspective on feminist theories of identity politics-especially regarding the significance of identity to political activism and social change.Sisters in Shape, Inc., Fitness Consultants (SIS), a Philadelphia company, promotes balance in physical, mental, and spiritual health. Its program goes beyond workouts, as it eduFeminismUnited StatesFeminist theoryPolitical aspectsGroup identityUnited StatesAfrican American womenSocial conditionsSelf-care, HealthUnited StatesWomenSocializationUnited StatesFeminismFeminist theoryPolitical aspects.Group identityAfrican American womenSocial conditions.Self-care, HealthWomenSocialization305.48/896073Lau Kimberly J801347MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910974460703321Body language4357355UNINA