UID:
almahu_9949383282402882
Format:
1 online resource (177 pages)
Edition:
Fifth Editon.
ISBN:
9781000113624
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1000113620
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9780429287374
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0429287372
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9781000118896
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1000118894
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9781000124163
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1000124169
Content:
First published in 1993, this is a new edition of the classic text in which Clenora Hudson-Weems sets out a paradigm for women of African descent. Examining the status, struggles and experiences of the Africana woman forced into exile in Europe, Latin America, the United States or at Home in Africa, the theory outlines the experience of Africana women as unique and separate from that of some other women of color, and, of course, from white women. Differentiating itself from the problematic theories of Western feminisms, Africana Womanism allows an establishment of cultural identity and relationship directly to ancestry and land. This new edition includes five new chapters as well as an evolution of the classic Africana womanist paradigm, to that of Africana-Melanated Womanism. It shows how race, class and gender must be prioritized in the fight against every day racial dominance. Africana Womanism: Reclaiming Ourselves offers a new term and paradigm for women of African descent. A family-centered concept, prioritizing race, class and gender, it offers eighteen features of the Africana womanist (self-namer, self-definer, family-centered, genuine in sisterhood, strong, in concert with male in the liberationstruggle, whole, authentic, flexible role player, respected, recognized, spiritual, male compatible, respectful of elders, adaptable, ambitious, mothering, nurturing), applying them to characters in novels by Hurston, B, Marshall, Morrison and McMillan. It evolves from Africana Womanism to Africana-Melanated Womanism. This is an important work and essential reading for researchers and students in women and gender studies, Africana studies, African-American studies, literary studies and cultural studies, particularly with the emergence of family centrality (community and collective engagement), the very cornerstone of Africana Womanism since its inception.
Note:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword from the 1 edition; Foreword to the 5 edition; Preface from the 1 edition; Introduction; PART I: Theory; 1 Africana Womanism; 2 Cultural and agenda conflicts in academia: critical issues for Africana women's studies; 3 Africana Womanism: a theoretical need and practical usefulness; 4 The agenda of the Africana womanist (revised); PART II: Five Africana womanist novels; 5 Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God: seeking wholeness; 6 Bâ's So Long a Letter: a family affair
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7 Marshall's Praisesong for the Widow: authentic existence8 Morrison's Beloved: all parts equal; 9 McMillan's Disappearing Acts: in it together; PART III: From Africana Womanism to Africana- Melanated Womanism; 10 Authenticating and validating Africana-Melanated Womanism: a global paradigm for human survival; 11 Africana Womanism's race, class and gender: pre-intersectionality; 12 Africana-Melanated Womanism: forging our way nd via securing each other (2019 Keynote Address-2 International Africana-Melanated Womanism Conference)
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13 Africana-Melanated Womanism and the King-Parks-Till connection14 Conclusion; Afterword; Bibliography; Annotated Africana Womanism bibliography: a blueprint; Appendix: Africana-Melanated Womanism syllabus; Index
Additional Edition:
Print version: Hudson-Weems, Clenora. Africana Womanism : Reclaiming Ourselves. Milton : Routledge, ©2019 ISBN 9780367253639
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
DOI:
10.4324/9780429287374.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429287374
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