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Cover 1 Title Page, Copyright, Dedication 2 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 1. The ￢ﾀﾜThick Black Woman￢ﾀﾝ: Racialized Body Politics and the Marginalization of Black Women 14 2. Constructing Diasporic Identity: Black Caribbean Women￢ﾀﾙs Self-Representation and Cultural Citizenship 56 3. Unrequited Romance: Black Caribbean Beauty Ideals and Discontent in the United States 90 4. Transgressive Discourses: Negotiating the Thin Hegemony and Negative Physical Capital 126 5. Embodying Diaspora: Centering Thick Bodies in Black Women￢ﾀﾙs Diasporic Experiences 168 Notes 188 References 192 Index 204 Publisher:University of Nebraska Press,Published:2016,ISBN:9780803295155,Related ISBN:9780803290808,Language:English,OCLC:956738115 Offering a unique vantage point from which to view black women’s body image and Caribbean migration, Romance with Voluptuousness illuminates how first- and second-generation immigrant black Caribbean women engage with a thick body aesthetic while living in the United States. € €€€€€€€€€€€€€€ Using personal accounts, Romance with Voluptuousness examines the ways in which black women with heritage in the English-speaking Caribbean participate in, perpetuate, and struggle
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- Author
- Gentles-Peart, Kamille
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780803295155
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Gender Studies, Social_sciences
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