Black Macho
About this book
In *Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman*, Michele Wallace blasts the masculinist bias of 1960s Black politics, showing how women remained marginalised by the patriarchal culture of Black Power. She describes the ways in which traditional, male-identified myths of Black womanhood block the development of a separate female subjectivity. Wallace explores the concept of the 'Strong Black Woman' and the labels, tropes and stereotypes applied to Black women and that are perpetuated by Black men.
Subjects
- african american men
- african americans
- african americans, psychology
- african american women
- afro-american men
- afro-americans
- afro-american women
- black power
- identity
- identity (psychology)
- psychology
- sex role
- women