The Womanist Reader

Layli Phillips

Taylor & Francis, 2006 - Social Science - 437 pages

Comprehensive in its coverage, The Womanist Reader is the first volume to anthologize the major works of womanist scholarship. Charting the course of womanist theory from its genesis as Alice Walker's African-American feminism, through Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi's African womanism and Clenora Hudson-Weems' Africana womanism, to its present-day expression as a global, anti-oppressionist perspective rooted in the praxis of everyday women of color, this interdisciplinary reader traces the rich and diverse history of a quarter century of womanist thought. Featuring selections from over a dozen disciplines by top womanist scholars from around the world, plus several critiques of womanism, an extensive bibliography of womanist sources, and the first ever systematic treatment of womanist thought on its own terms, Layli Phillips has assembled a unique and groundbreaking compilation.

Contents

• Acknowledgments: xv
• Introduction: xix
• Womanist Origins: 1
• Chapter 1 Alice Walkers Womanism: 3
• Chapter 2 Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemis African Womanism: 21
• Chapter 3 Clenora HudsonWeemss Africana Womanism: 37
• Sisters Brothers Daughters and Sons on Womanism: 55
• Black Feminists on Womanism: 57
• The Birth of Womanist Identity: 85
• Womanism in the Disciplines: 115
• Chapter 6 Theology: 117
• Chapter 7 Literature and Literary Criticism: 159
• Chapter 8 History: 173
• Chapter 9 Theater and Film Studies: 193
• Chapter 10 Communication and Media Studies: 207
• Chapter 11 Psychology: 233
• Chapter 12 Anthropology: 247
• Chapter 13 Education: 269
• Chapter 14 Social Work: 297
• Chapter 15 Nursing Science: 313
• Chapter 16 Sexuality Studies: 327
• Chapter 17 ArchitectureUrban Studies: 347
• Part IV Critiquing the Womanist Idea: 359
• Chapter 18 Harmony Hegemony or Healing?: 361
• Part V Womanist Resources: 403
• Chapter 19 Selections from the First Quarter Century: 405
• Name Index: 415
• Back cover: 441

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Womanist Reader
• Editor: Layli Phillips
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2006
• ISBN: 0415954118, 9780415954112
• Length: 437 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies; Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory; Social Science / Gender Studies; Social Science / Minority Studies; Social Science / Sociology / General; Social Science / Women's Studies