voice and the embodiment of a costly performance /
Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant
Philadelphia :
Temple University Press,
2009
viii, 183 p. ;
22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
A half-told tale of black womanhood -- More than "the historical, the monolithic me" : deconstructing strong black womanhood -- Living the lies : embodying "good" womanhood -- Keeping up appearances : the performance of strength -- Lies make us sick : embodied distress among strong black women -- Coming to voice : transcending strength -- Epilogue : mules no more, just "levelly human" : a societal challenge