Jeffrianne Wilder

Color Stories (eBook, PDF)

Black Women and Colorism in the 21st Century

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers an in-depth sociological exploration of present-day colorism in the lives of black women, investigating the lived experiences of a phenomenon that continues to affect women of African descent. Race still matters. And for black women, the related issues of skin tone are just as important today as in decades past. Part cultural commentary, part empirical analysis, this book offers a compelling study and discussion of colorism-a widely discussed but understudied issue in "post-racial" America-that demonstrates how powerful a factor skin color remains in the everyday lives of young black women. Author JeffriAnne Wilder conducted interviews with dozens of young black women about the role of colorism in their everyday lives. Collectively, these findings offer a compelling empirical and theoretical analysis of colorism in key areas of 21st-century life, including within family and school settings, in the media, and in intimate relationships. The culmination of nearly two decades of the author's deep entrenchment in colorism studies, Color Stories: Black Women and Colorism in the 21st Century provides a new perspective on a controversial issue that has been a part of black culture and academic study for generations by exploring how the contemporary nature of colorism-from Facebook to the First Lady to Beyoncé-impacts the ideas and experiences of black women. This work serves as essential reading for anyone interested in learning more about the historical and contemporary significance of colorism in modern-day America, regardless of the reader's race, sex, or age.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440831102
• Artikelnr.: 68183767

Autorenporträt

JeffriAnne Wilder, PhD, is associate professor of sociology at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Introduction The Continuing Significance of Colorism in the 21st Century Chapter 1 Breaking Silence and Going Public: Shaming
Naming
and Circulating Truth Chapter 2 Understanding "Everyday Colorism": Theoretical Considerations Chapter 3 The Language
Scripts
and Practices of Everyday Colorism Chapter 4 Getting to the Roots of Colorism: Family
School
Dating
and Relationships Chapter 5Place Matters: The Counter-Narratives of Everyday Colorism Conclusion If the Present Looks Like the Past
What Does the Future Look Like? Appendix Participant Characteristics by Skin Tone
Ethnicity/Home State
and Age Notes Index