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1 online resource (177 pages) |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Clenora Hudson-Weems coined the concept of Africana Womanism. She has written several books on the concept, in addition to significant works on Emmett Till and Toni Morrison. Recipients of numerous awards, she was distinguished Honoree for the 1st International Africana Womanism Conference at the University of Zimbabwe, 2010 |
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Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
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Description based on online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on December 16, 2020) |
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Feminist theory.
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Women, Black -- Social conditions
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Feminism.
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Racism.
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Literature -- Black authors -- History and criticism
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Literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism
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Women and literature.
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Womanism.
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feminism.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies.
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Feminism
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Feminist theory
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Literature -- Black authors
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Literature -- Women authors
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Racism
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Womanism
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Women and literature
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Women, Black -- Social conditions
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Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| 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 |
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