In Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman, Michele Wallace blasts the masculinist bias of 1960s Black politics, showing how women remained marginalised by the patriarchal culture of Black Power. She describes the ways in which traditional, male-identified myths of Black womanhood block the development of a separate female subjectivity. Wallace explores the concept of the 'Strong Black Woman' and the labels, tropes and stereotypes applied to Black women and that are perpetuated by Black men.
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Editions
9 editions · 2 languages
Paperback · English · 2015
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman
Verso · 272 pages · 9781781688212
Paperback · English · 1999
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman (Verso Classics) (Verso Classsics, 26)
Verso · 256 pages · 9781859842966
Paperback · English · 1989
Riverrun Pr · 182 pages · 9780714537818
Paperback · English · 1982
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman
Warner Books · 9780446362344
Other · English · 1990
Black macho and the myth of superwoman
Verso · 228 pages · 9780860915188
Other · English · 1983
Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman
Grand Central Publishing · 9780446309585
African American menAfrican American womenAfrican AmericansIdentityIdentity (Psychology)PsychologySex roleWomen
