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03268aam a22004814a 4500 001 F4D0B87EEFE011E08369D5DE6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20240315010227 008 110412s2011 ctua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2011015860 020 $a 0300165412 (clothbound : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780300165418 (clothbound : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)711045639 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d NPL $d YDXCP $d XBM $d IG# $d BWX $d OKN $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E185.86 $b .H375 2011 082 00 $a 305.48/896073 $2 22 100 1 $a Harris-Perry, Melissa V. $q (Melissa Victoria), $d 1973- 245 1 $a Sister citizen : $b shame, stereotypes, and Black women in America / $c Melissa V. Harris-Perry. 260 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c c2011. 300 $a xiv, 378 p. : $b ill. ; $c 25 cm. 500 $a "For colored girls who've considered politics when being strong isn't enough."--Cover 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a Jezebel's sexual lasciviousness, Mammy's devotion, and Sapphire's outspoken anger -- these are among the most persistent stereotypes that black women encounter in contemporary American life. Hurtful and dishonest, such representations force African American women to navigate a virtual crooked room that shames them and shapes their experiences as citizens. Many respond by assuming a mantle of strength that may convince others, and even themselves, that they do not need help. But as a result, the unique political issues of black women are often ignored and marginalized. In this groundbreaking book, Melissa V. Harris-Perry uses multiple methods of inquiry, including literary analysis, political theory, focus groups, surveys, and experimental research, to understand more deeply black women's political and emotional responses to pervasive negative race and gender images. Not a traditional political science work concerned with office-seeking, voting, or ideology, Sister Citizen instead explores how African American women understand themselves as citizens and what they expect from political organizing. Harris-Perry shows that the shared struggle to preserve an authentic self and secure recognition as a citizen links together black women in America, from the anonymous survivors of Hurricane Katrina to the current First Lady of the United States. 650 0 $a African American women $x Politics and government. 650 0 $a African American women $x Political activity. 650 0 $a African American women $x Political aspects. $x Political aspects. 650 0 $a Stereotypes (Social psychology) $z United States. 650 0 $a African American women $x Social conditions. 941 $a 11 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20240125012120.0 952 $l P1AX906 $d 20230620011926.0 952 $l LTAX046 $d 20220805011138.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204052251.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20180214010124.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170503032834.0 952 $l UXAX826 $d 20150507032353.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20140415021808.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20120615013013.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20111119012623.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20111012010755.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F4D0B87EEFE011E08369D5DE6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search