Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women

Despite recent advances in the study of black thought, black women intellectuals remain often neglected. This collection of essays by fifteen scholars of history and literature establishes black women's places in intellectual history by engaging the work of writers, educators, activists, religious leaders, and social reformers in the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean. Dedicated to recovering the contributions of thinkers marginalized by both their race and their gender, these essays uncover the work of unconventional intellectuals, both formally educated and self-taught, and explore the broad community of ideas in which their work participated. The end result is a field-defining and innovative volume that addresses topics ranging from religion and slavery to the politicized and gendered reappraisal of the black female body in contemporary culture.

Contributors are Mia E. Bay, Judith Byfield, Alexandra Cornelius, Thadious Davis, Corinne T. Field, Arlette Frund, Kaiama L. Glover, Farah J. Griffin, Martha S. Jones, Natasha Lightfoot, Sherie Randolph, Barbara D. Savage, Jon Sensbach, Maboula Soumahoro, and Cheryl Wall.

Author: Mia E. Bay
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 04/13/2015
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.19w x 0.83d
ISBN13: 9781469620916
ISBN10: 146962091X
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- Social Science | Black Studies (Global)
- Social Science | Women's Studies

About the Author
Mia E. Bay is professor of history at Rutgers University.
Farah J. Griffin is William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies at Columbia University.
Martha S. Jones is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan.
Barbara D. Savage is Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

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