Contemporary research on the lives and experiences of women of color tends to neglect the influence of women's perceived access to voice as they manage tensions related to race, class, and gender. Underserved Women of Color, Voice, and Resistance: Claiming a Seat at the Table contributes to current dialogues that construct Black Feminist Theory as active, critical engagement within dominant American institutions that oppress women of color in their daily lives. Women of color face unique social challenges that exist at the intersections of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation. While some challenges are common to women of color, others reflect the distinct journey each woman makes as she negotiates her identity within her family, professional circle, social and romantic relationships, and community. The editors have constructed a rich collection of voices in this work exploring the politics of women of color across various social contexts.

About the Author
Sonja Brown Givens is associate dean for the Niagara Frontier Region at SUNY Empire State College. Keisha Edwards Tassie is associate professor of communication at Morehouse College.

Reviews
This compelling collection lifts the voices of diverse feminist/womanist scholars who ardently articulate complexities of identity politics across a rich range of contemporary contexts. -- Brenda J. Allen, University of Colorado at Denver
Iconic feminist Anna Julia Cooper's impassioned plea for women to muster the creativity and ingenuity needed to successfully cultivate a collective literary and rhetorical voice of resistance and reason has come deftly home to roost in this illuminating scholarly work, Underserved Women of Color, Voice, and Resistance: Claiming a Seat at the Table. This is a masterful deconstruction of the posturing, privileged power positions routinely portioned out to everyone except women of color. Bold, brash, brilliant! -- Elizabeth F. Desnoyers-Colas, Armstrong Atlantic State University



Book Information
ISBN 9781498557269
Author Sonja M. Brown Givens
Format Paperback
Page Count 184
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 286g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 151mm * 14mm