Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist - Couverture souple

Bowen, Sesali

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0063111748 ISBN 13 : 9780063111745

Editeur : Amistad, 2022

Synopsis

“Sesali Bowen is poised to give Black feminism the rejuvenation it needs. Her trendsetting writing and commentary reaches across experiences and beyond respectability. I and so many Black girls still figuring out who they are in this world will gain so much from whatever she has to say.”—Charlene A. Carruthers, activist and author of Unapologetic: A Black, Queer and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

“Sesali perfectly vocalizes the inner dialogue, and daily mantras needed to be a Bad Bitch.”—Gabourey Sidibe, actor, director, and author of This is Just My Face: Try Not To Stare

“A powerful call for a more inclusive and ’real’ feminism.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Bowen writes from an authentic space for Black women who are often left out of feminist conversations due to respectability politics, but who are just as deserving of the same voice and liberation.”—Booklist (starred review)

From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-breaking feminist theory, witty and insightful personal memoir, and cutting cultural analysis for an unforgettable work of social commentary and a genre-defining debut.

Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Sesali Bowen learned early on how to hustle, stay on her toes, and champion other Black women and femmes as she navigated Blackness, queerness, fatness, friendship, poverty, sex work, and self-love. 

Her love of trap music led her to the top of hip-hop journalism, profiling game-changing artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, and Janelle Monae. But despite all the beauty, complexity, and general badassery she saw, Bowen found none of that nuance represented in mainstream feminism. Thus, she coined Trap Feminism, a contemporary framework that interrogates where feminism meets today's hip-hop.

Bad Fat Black Girl offers a new, inclusive feminism for the modern world. Weaving together searing personal essay and cultural commentary, Bowen delivers a powerful message of women’s empowerment as she interrogates sexism, fatphobia, and capitalism all within the context of race and hip-hop. In the process, she continues a Black feminist legacy of unmatched sheer determination and creative resilience.

Bad bitches: this one’s for you.

• A New Feminist Framework: Go beyond mainstream feminism with a new, inclusive, and witty framework coined by Bowen for the modern world, rooted in the resilience of hip-hop culture.
• Unapologetic Memoir: Follow Bowen’s journey growing up on the south side of Chicago as she navigates queerness, poverty, sex work, and the unwavering power of friendship.
• Body Positivity & Fat Liberation: A powerful takedown of fatphobia and a celebration of self-love that redefines what it means to be a ‘bad bitch’ outside the narrow confines of beauty standards.
• Incisive Pop Culture Commentary: From her front-row seat in hip-hop journalism, Bowen offers sharp analysis on game-changing artists like Lizzo and Megan Thee Stallion and the culture they shape.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

SESALI BOWEN is a writer who curates events, writes for film and television, and creates elevated pop culture correspondence. Bowen is the former senior entertainment editor at Nylon magazine and senior entertainment writer at Refinery29. Focusing on Black pop culture, she helped launch Unbothered, R29’s sub brand for Black women. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times and Feministing. Bowen lives in New Jersey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amistad
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0063111748
• ISBN 13: 9780063111745
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: HarperCollins Publishers Ireland; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; Mayor Street Upper 39/40; Dublin; D01 C9W8; Irlande