| Rhetorical Healing: The Reeducation of Contemporary Black Womanhood Contributor(s): Carey, Tamika L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438462433 ISBN-13: 9781438462431 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.488 |
| LCCN: 2016007284 |
| Series: Suny Feminist Criticism and Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the Black women's literary renaissance ended nearly three decades ago, a profitable and expansive market of self-help books, inspirational literature, family-friendly plays, and films marketed to Black women has emerged. Through messages of hope and responsibility, the writers of these texts develop templates that tap into legacies of literacy as activism, preaching techniques, and narrative formulas to teach strategies for overcoming personal traumas or dilemmas and resuming one's quality of life Drawing upon Black vernacular culture as well as scholarship in rhetorical theory, literacy studies, Black feminism, literary theory, and cultural studies, Tamika L. Carey deftly traces discourses on healing within the writings and teachings of such figures as Oprah Winfrey, Iyanla Vanzant, T. D. Jakes, and Tyler Perry, revealing the arguments and curricula they rely on to engage Black women and guide them to an idealized conception of wellness. As Carey demonstrates, Black women's wellness campaigns indicate how African Americans use rhetorical education to solve social problems within their communities and the complex gender politics that are mass-produced when these efforts are commercialized. |