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Shadowboxing

Representations of Black Feminist Politics

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  • © 1999

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  1. Joy James
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages III-XV
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  2. Introduction: Warrior Tropes

    • Joy James
    Pages 1-14

  3. Forging Community: From Segregation to Transcendence

    • Joy James
    Pages 15-40

  4. Protofeminists and Liberation Limbos

    • Joy James
    Pages 41-71

  5. Radicalizing Feminisms from “The Movement” Era

    • Joy James
    Pages 73-92

  6. Revolutionary Icons and “Neoslave Narratives”

    • Joy James
    Pages 93-122

  7. Depoliticizing Representations: Sexual-Racial Stereotypes

    • Joy James
    Pages 123-149

  8. Fostering Alliances: Black Male Profeminisms

    • Joy James
    Pages 151-170

  9. Conclusion: Black Shadow Boxers

    • Joy James
    Pages 171-190

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 191-224
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Shadowboxing presents an explosive analysis of the history and practice of black feminisms, drawing upon political theory, history, and cultural studies in a sweepingly interdisciplinary work. Joy James charts new territory by synthesizing theories of social movements with cultural and identity politics. She brings into the spotlight images of black female agency and intellectualism in radical and anti-radical political contexts. From a comparative look at Ida B. Wells, Ella Baker, Angela Davis, and Assata Shakur to analyses of the black woman in white cinema and the black man in feminist coalitions, she focuses attention on the invisible or the forgotten. James convincingly demonstrates how images of powerful women are either consigned to oblivion or transformed into icons robbed of intellectual power. Shadowboxing honors and analyzes the work of black activists and intellectuals and, along the way, redefines the sharp divide between intellectual work and political movements. A daringly original study, this book changes what it means to be American.

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"Remarkable...James reveals a radical tradition that could free us all." - Robin D. G. Kelley

"With the publication of Shadowboxing...Joy James is poised to become a major figure among contemporary black intellectuals." - Mark Anthony Neal, Washington Post Book World

"A provocative look at the dynamics of race, gender, and radicalism." - Ebony

"An interdisciplinary and well-analyzed representation of radical black women fighting for rights and visibility." - Library Journal

About the author

JOY JAMES is Professor of Political Theory, Department of Africana Studies at Brown University. Her books include Transcending the Talented Tenth: Black Leaders and American Intellectuals and The Angela Y. Davis Reader.

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