{"product_id":"challenging-misrepresentations-of-black-womanhood-marquita-m-gammage-9781783089376","title":"Challenging Misrepresentations of Black Womanhood: Media, Literature and Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Challenging Misrepresentations of Black Womanhood\" investigates the stereotyping of Black womanhood and the larger sociological impact on Black women's self-perceptions. It details the historical and contemporary use of stereotypes against Black women and how Black women work to challenge and dispel false perceptions, and highlights the role of racist ideas in the reproduction and promotion of stereotypes of Black femaleness in media, literature, artificial intelligence and the perceptions of the general public. Contributors in this collection identify the racists and sexist ideologies behind the misperceptions of Black womanhood and illuminate twenty-first-century stereotypical treatment of Black women such as Michelle Obama and Serena Williams, and explore topics such as comedic expressions of Black motherhood, representations of Black women in television dramas and literature, and identity reclamation and self-determination. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe five sections of the book provide a brief historical overall of the long-standing use of stereotypes used against Black women; explore the systematic attack on Black motherhood and how Black mothers use self-determination to thrive; investigate treatments of Black womanhood in media, television and literature; examine the political impact of stereotyped frameworks used for deconstructing Black female public figures; and discuss self-affirmation and identity reclamation among Africana women. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Challenging Misrepresentations of Black Womanhood\" establishes the criteria with which to examine the role of stereotypes in the lives of Black females and, more specifically, its impact on their social and psychological well-being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marquita M. Gammage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783089377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783089376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Marquita M. Gammage","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077322371327,"sku":"9781783089376","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_224065f6-8fe4-4684-a939-e99418525911.jpg?v=1685469359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/challenging-misrepresentations-of-black-womanhood-marquita-m-gammage-9781783089376","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}