Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Feminist Classics)
by Michele Wallace
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Originally published in 1978, Black Macho caused a storm of controversy as Michele Wallace blasted the masculine biases of the black politics that emerged from the sixties. She described how women remained marginalized by the patriarchal culture of Black Power and the ways in which a genuine female subjectivity was blocked by the traditional myths of black womanhood. With a new introduction that examines the debate the book has sparked between intellectuals and political leaders, as well as show more what has - and crucially, has not - changed over the last four decades, Black Macho continues to be deeply relevant to current feminist debates and black theory today. show lessTags
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Michele Wallace is currently Professor of English at CUNYs Graduate Center and City College. She was Editor-at-Large for Essence magazine, and a columnist for the Village Voice.
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The Haymarket Series (1990)
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- Original publication date
- 1979
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- Genres
- Sociology, Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 301.45 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Sociology and anthropology Formerly: Social structure
- LCC
- E185.86 .W34 — History of the United States United States Elements in the population Afro-Americans Status and development since emancipation
- BISAC
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- English
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- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
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