Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-190) and index.
Contents:
The "thick black woman": racialized body politics and the marginalization of black women -- Constructing diasporic identity: black Caribbean women's self-representation and cultural citizenship -- Unrequited romance: black Caribbean beauty ideals and discontent in the United States -- Transgressive discourses: negotiating the thin hegemony and negative physical capital -- Embodying diaspora: centering thick bodies in black women's diasporic experiences.
Series:
Expanding frontiers: interdisciplinary approaches to studies of women, gender, and sexuality
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