Black women's health in the age of hip hop and HIV/AIDS : a narrative remix /

"In Black Women's Health in the Age of Hip Hop and HIV/AIDS, Nghana tamu Lewis chronicles the work of five black women creators to demonstrate how hip hop feminism operates as a vital tool for interpreting and building knowledge about the lived experiences of black women and girls. Between...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lewis, Nghana Tamu (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Sapphire, > 1950- > Criticism and interpretation. Souljah, > Sister > Criticism and interpretation. Akil, Mara Brock, > 1970- > Criticism and interpretation. Salter, Nikkole > Criticism and interpretation. Gurira, Danai > Criticism and interpretation. African American women > Social conditions > 20th century. African American women > Social conditions > 21st century. African American women > Health and hygiene. African American women > Diseases. Women, Black > Social conditions > 20th century. Women, Black > Social conditions > 21st century. Women, Black > Health and hygiene. Women, Black > Disease. HIV-positive women > Social conditions. AIDS (Disease) in women > Social aspects. Hip-hop feminism. Noires américaines > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle. Noires américaines > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle. Noires américaines > Santé et hygiène. Noires américaines > Maladies. Séropositives > Conditions sociales. Sida chez la femme > Aspect social. Féminisme hip-hop.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: A tale of three influences : my roots/routes (in)to Black women's health, hip hop, and HIV/AIDS
In search of our mothers' theories : hip hop feminism in praxis
"Cunt buckets" and "bad bitches" : Black girl identity formation and sexual health in PUSH : a novel and The coldest winter ever
Transnational flow(s) : staging silence, stigma, and shame in In the continuum
"Prioritized" : the hip hop (re)construction of Black womanhood in Girlfriends and The game
In memoriam-and in life
Appendix: Empirical studies of Black women, silence, shame, stigma, and HIV/AIDS, 1986-2006.