The Ethos of Black Motherhood in America
Only White Women Get Pregnant
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2020
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-0142-1 (ISBN)
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-0142-1 (ISBN)
This book discusses existing problems with Black maternal health and the rhetorical implications of ethos in American society.
The Ethos of Black Motherhood in America: Only White Women Get Pregnant examines the ethos of Black and white mothers in America's racialized society. Kimberly C. Harper argues that the current Black maternal health crisis is not a new one, but an existing one rooted in the disregard for Black wombs dating back to America's history with chattel slavery. Examining the reproductive laws that controlled the reproductive experiences of black women, Harper provides a fresh insight into the “bad black mother” trope that Black feminist scholars have theorized and argues that the controlling images of black motherhood are a creation of the American nation-state. In addition to a discussion of black motherhood, Harper also explores the image of white motherhood as the center of the landscape of motherhood. Scholars of communication, gender studies, women’s studies, history, and race studies will find this book particularly useful.
The Ethos of Black Motherhood in America: Only White Women Get Pregnant examines the ethos of Black and white mothers in America's racialized society. Kimberly C. Harper argues that the current Black maternal health crisis is not a new one, but an existing one rooted in the disregard for Black wombs dating back to America's history with chattel slavery. Examining the reproductive laws that controlled the reproductive experiences of black women, Harper provides a fresh insight into the “bad black mother” trope that Black feminist scholars have theorized and argues that the controlling images of black motherhood are a creation of the American nation-state. In addition to a discussion of black motherhood, Harper also explores the image of white motherhood as the center of the landscape of motherhood. Scholars of communication, gender studies, women’s studies, history, and race studies will find this book particularly useful.
Kimberly C. Harper is assistant professor and associate chair of English and director of technical writing at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Historical Representations of Black Motherhood
Chapter 2: Setting the Tone
Chapter 3: The Legislative Decisions Governing Black Wombs
Chapter 4: Ideology, Ethos, and Silence
Chapter 5: Where are all the Black Mothers in Pregnancy Books?
Chapter 6: Reproductive Justice and Black Women’s Lives
Chapter 7: Black Midwives & Reclaiming Choice
Chapter 8: The Will to Resist is a Form of Love
Conclusions
Appendix A
Appendix B
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Lexington Studies in Health Communication |
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 162 x 227 mm |
| Gewicht | 422 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-7936-0142-9 / 1793601429 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-7936-0142-1 / 9781793601421 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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