Black feminist thought knowledge, consciousness, and the politics of empowerment /

Hill Collins, Patricia.

Black feminist thought knowledge, consciousness, and the politics of empowerment / Patricia Hill Collins. - Rev. tenth anniversary edition. - New York : Routledge, (c)2000. - 1 online resource (xvi, 335 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

part 1. The social construction of black feminist thought. The politics of black feminist thought -- Distinguishing features of black feminist thought -- part 2. Core themes in black feminist thought. Work, family, and black women's oppression -- Mammies, matriarchs, and other controlling images -- The power of self-definition -- The sexual politics of black womanhood -- Black women's love relationships -- Black women and motherhood -- Rethinking black women's activism -- part 3. Black feminism, knowledge, and power. U.S. black feminism in transnational context -- Black feminist epistemology -- Toward a politics of empowerment.



9780415924832 9780415924849 9780203900055


Feminism--United States.
African American women.
Electronic books.

Samfundsvidenskab Sociologi.


Electronic Books.

HQ1426 / .B533 2000