Governmentality of black beauty shame, the: discourse, iconicity and resistance
Auteur :
Tate, Shirley Anne
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137522573
Date de publication :
5 sept. 2017
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book uses the experiences and conversations of Black British women as a lens to examine the impact of discourses surrounding Black beauty shame. Black beauty shame exists within racialized societies which situate white beauty as iconic, and as a result produce Black ‘ugliness’ as a counterpoint.