{"product_id":"behind-the-mask-of-the-strong-black-woman-voice-and-the-embodiment-of-a-costly-performance-9781592136674","title":"Behind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman: Voice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores the restrictive myth of the Strong Black Woman through interviews, revealing the emotional and physical toll this \"performance\" can have\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Behind the Mask of the Strong Black Woman makes an important contribution to the literature. No other work systematically studies the ways black women internalize and resist strong black woman discourse. Beauboeuf-Lafontant convincingly argues that investment in the strong black woman myth injures black women and strengthens the racist divisions between women.”—Maxine Craig, author of Ain’t I a Beauty Queen?: Black Women, Beauty, and the Politics of Race\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: \u003ci\u003eA Half-Told Tale of Black Womanhood\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1. More Than “the Historical, the Monolithic Me”: \u003ci\u003eDeconstructing Strong Black Womanhood\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2. Living the Lies: \u003ci\u003eEmbodying “Good” Womanhood\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e3. Keeping up Appearances: \u003ci\u003eThe Performance of Strength\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4. Lies Make Us Sick: \u003ci\u003eEmbodied Distress Among Strong Black Women\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e5. Coming to Voice: \u003ci\u003eTranscending Strength\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Mules No More, Just “Levelly Human”: \u003ci\u003eA Societal Challenge\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Table of Participants\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041555939671,"sku":"9781592136674","price":57.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781592136674.jpg?v=1750950766","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/behind-the-mask-of-the-strong-black-woman-voice-and-the-embodiment-of-a-costly-performance-9781592136674","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}