Sister Citizen 1st Edition by Melissa Harris Perry ISBN 978-0300188189 0300188188

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ISBN 10:   0300188188

ISBN 13: 978-0300188189

Author: Melissa V. Harris-Perry

From a highly respected thinker on race, gender, and American politics, a new consideration of black women and how distorted stereotypes affect their political beliefs
 
Jezebel’s lasciviousness, Mammy’s devotion, and Sapphire’s outspoken anger—these are among the most persistent stereotypes that black women encounter in contemporary American life. Hurtful and dishonest, such representations force African American women to navigate a virtual crooked room that shames them and shapes their experiences as citizens. Many respond by assuming a mantle of strength that may convince others, and even themselves, that they do not need help. But as a result, the unique political issues of black women are often ignored and marginalized.
 
In this groundbreaking book, Melissa V. Harris-Perry uses multiple methods of inquiry, including literary analysis, political theory, focus groups, surveys, and experimental research, to understand more deeply black women’s political and emotional responses to pervasive negative race and gender images. Not a traditional political science work concerned with office-seeking, voting, or ideology, Sister Citizen instead explores how African American women understand themselves as citizens and what they expect from political organizing. Harris-Perry shows that the shared struggle to preserve an authentic self and secure recognition as a citizen links black women in America, from the anonymous survivors of Hurricane Katrina to Michelle Obama.

Table of contents: 

1. CHAPTER 1 Crooked Room
2. CHAPTER 2 Myth
3. “Resisting the Shame of Shug Avery,” from The Color Purple — Alice Walker
4. CHAPTER 3 Shame
5. CHAPTER 4 Disaster
6. “No Mirrors in My Nana’s House,” Sweet Honey in the Rock (lyrics by Ysaye Maria Barnwell)
7. CHAPTER 5 Strength
8. CHAPTER 6 God
9. “Praise Song for the Day” — Elizabeth Alexander
10. CHAPTER 7 Michelle
11. Appendix: Survey Data

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