This Is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark Girls, and Being Dope

Lawson, Shayla

ISBN 10: 006289059X / ISBN 13: 9780062890597

Edité par Harper Perennial, 2020

Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. N° de réf. du vendeur V06P-00306

Synopsis :

A National Book Critics Circle Finalist in Autobiography * Finalist for a Lambda Literary Award * Named one of the most anticipated books of the year by USA Today, Bitch Magazine, Parade, Salon and Ms. Magazine

From a
fierce and humorous new voice comes a relevant, insightful, and riveting
collection of personal essays on the richness and resilience of black girl
culture—for readers of Samantha Irby, Roxane Gay, Morgan Jerkins, and Lindy
West. 

Shayla
Lawson is major. You don’t know who she is. Yet. But that’s okay. She is on a
mission to move black girls like herself from best supporting actress to a
starring role in the major narrative. Whether she’s taking on workplace microaggressions
or upending racist stereotypes about her home state of Kentucky, she looks for
the side of the story that isn’t always told, the places where the voices of
black girls haven’t been heard.

The essays
in This is Major ask questions like: Why are black women invisible
to AI? What is “black girl magic”? Or:
Am I one viral tweet away from becoming Twitter famous? And: How much magic
does it take to land a Tinder date?

With
a unique mix of personal stories, pop culture observations, and insights into
politics and history, Lawson sheds light on these questions, as well as the
many ways black women and girls have influenced mainstream culture—from their
style, to their language, and even their art—and how “major”
they really are.

Timely,
enlightening, and wickedly sharp, This Is
Major places black women at the center—no longer silenced, no longer the
minority. 

À propos de l?auteur:

Shayla Lawson grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. She is a professor at Amherst College and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : This Is Major: Notes on Diana Ross, Dark ...
Éditeur : Harper Perennial
Date d'édition : 2020
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good