Romance with Voluptuousness : Caribbean Women and Thick Bodies in the United States /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gentles-Peart, Kamille (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women immigrants.
Women, Black.
Racism.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Caribbean Americans > Cultural assimilation.
Body image.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Racisme > États-Unis.
Beaute feminine (Esthetique) > Caraïbes (Region)
Beaute feminine (Esthetique) > États-Unis.
Image du corps > États-Unis.
Americains d'origine antillaise > Acculturation.
Immigrantes > États-Unis.
Femmes noires > Caraïbes (Region)
Racism > United States.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > Caribbean Area.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > United States.
Body image > United States.
Women immigrants > United States.
Women, Black > Caribbean Area.
United States.
Caribbean Area.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The "thick black woman": racialized body politics and the marginalization of black women
  • Constructing diasporic identity: black Caribbean women's self-representation and cultural citizenship
  • Unrequited romance: black Caribbean beauty ideals and discontent in the United States
  • Transgressive discourses: negotiating the thin hegemony and negative physical capital
  • Embodying diaspora: centering thick bodies in black women's diasporic experiences.

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