- Examine the complexities of Black motherhood in various contexts.
- Understand the intersection of race and gender in shaping maternal experiences.
- Discover pathways of resistance and resilience in the face of subjugation.
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Black Motherhood(s) Contours, Contexts and Considerations
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A groundbreaking exploration of Black motherhood through multiple lenses. This collection considers Black Motherhood through multiple and global perspectives, prompting reflection and discourse on race and gender within motherhood among Black women.Addressing hegemonic realities while exploring nuanced experiences, these essays delve into narrative, identity, spirituality, and sexuality. From literary analysis to reproductive health, this volume incorporates diverse arenas for discussion, including the African Diaspora and social ecology.
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Gender StudiesIndex
Social SciencesTable of contents
- Black Motherhood(s)
- Black Motherhood(s) - Contours, Contexts and Considerations
- Copyright Notice
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- There is nothing like a mother’s love.
- Mother Maya…
- Acknowledgements
- Black Motherood(s)
- Narrating Black Motherhoods: Telling Black Mothers’ Lives
- 1.“Mother’s Voice” – Having Her Say
- 2.Pushing Back with Our Souls Intact
- Motherland Mothers: Experiencing African Motherhood Home and Abroad
- 3.Transnational Mothering
- 4.Motherhood and Empowerment in West Africa
- Musing Black Mothers: Reflecting Black Mothers in Poetics and Literature
- 5.Everybody’s Mama Now
- 6.Re-Envisioning Black Motherhood
- 7.Mothering, Mothers and the Historic Representations of Black Motherhood in Fiction
- Body and Soul: Interpreting Black Motherhood in Reproduction and Religion
- 8. Birthing Black Mothers
- 9. Black Motherhood as a Metaphor of Christianity in Missionary Photography
- What We Say, How We Do: Interactions Between Black Mothers and Daughters
- 10. Black Mothers’ Messages of Pride to their Adolescent Daughters
- 11. Getting the Parts Straight
- Closing Thoughts
- Contributor Notes
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