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Light and legacies : stories of Black girlhood and liberation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, Janaka Bowman, 1981- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2023]
Subjects:
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
American literature > 21st century > History and criticism.
African American women in literature.
Black people in literature.
African American girls.
Girls, Black.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Light and Legacies
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Prologue: The Gift
  • Introduction: Remember: Requiem for Black Girls
  • Chapter 1 Imagine: Black Girlhood from Play to Possibility
  • Chapter 2 Dream: Poetics and Possibilities in Black Girlhood Aesthetics
  • Chapter 3 Move: Girlhood and Social Protest
  • Interlude
  • Chapter 4 Create: On Radical Creativity as a Movement
  • Chapter 5 Build: From Black Girl Magic to Afrofutures
  • Epilogue: Reading Play as Resistance
  • Appendix: A Blackgirl Booklist
  • Bibliography
  • Index