{"product_id":"still-brave-the-evolution-of-black-womens-studies-paperback","title":"Still Brave: The Evolution of Black Women's Studies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrances Smith Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStanlie M. James\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBeverly Guy-Sheftall\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eStill Brave\u003c\/em\u003e is a monumental book that reminds us of the centrality of Black Womanist genius and talent grounded in courage and struggle. We can never understand what it means to be modern, new world, or African without this precious volume.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--Cornel West, author of \u003cem\u003eRace Matters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCheryl Clarke, Angela Davis, bell hooks, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, and Alice Walker--from the pioneers of black women's studies comes \u003cem\u003eStill Brave: The Evolution of Black Women's Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, the definitive collection of race and gender writings today. Including Alice Walker's groundbreaking elucidation of the term \"womanist,\" discussions of women's rights as human rights, and a piece on the Obama factor, the collection speaks to the ways that feminism has evolved and how black women have confronted racism within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrances Smith Foster\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and women's studies, the former director of the Emory Institute for Women's Studies, and current chair of the English department. Foster has held a Fulbright and a fellowship from the W. E. B. DuBois Institute at Harvard. She has authored or edited fourteen books and numerous articles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStanlie M. James\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the African and African American Studies Program at Arizona State University, where she holds a joint appointment with the women's and gender studies program. A recipient of a Ford Foundation grant and the Susan Koppelman Award, James earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in international studies at the University of Denver. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeverly Guy-Sheftall\u003c\/b\u003e is President of the National Women's Studies Association, the founding Director of the Women's Research and Resource Center, and Professor of Women's Studies at Spelman College. She has been involved with the national women's studies movement since its inception and provided leadership for the establishment of the first women's studies major at a historically Black college.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761070047520,"sku":"9781558616110","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0fec6fa442e2fcce6bbf54f5149e130d.webp?v=1780198808","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/still-brave-the-evolution-of-black-womens-studies-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}