num_pages: 378
description: Jezebel's sexual lasciviousness Mammy's devotion and Sapphire's outspoken angerthese 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
language: English
title: Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America
publisher: Yale University Press