Arrested Justice : Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation / Beth E. Richie.
2012
HV6626.2 .R57 2012
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Title
Arrested Justice : Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation / Beth E. Richie.
Author
Richie, Beth E., author.
ISBN
9780814723913
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
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10.18574/nyu/9780814723913.001.0001 doi
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HV6626.2 .R57 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.82 9208996073
Summary
Black women in marginalized communities are uniquely at risk of battering, rape, sexual harassment, stalking and incest. Through the compelling stories of Black women who have been most affected by racism, persistent poverty, class inequality, limited access to support resources or institutions, Beth E. Richie shows that the threat of violence to Black women has never been more serious, demonstrating how conservative legal, social, political and economic policies have impacted activism in the U.S.-based movement to end violence against women. Richie argues that Black women face particular peril because of the ways that race and culture have not figured centrally enough in the analysis of the causes and consequences of gender violence. As a result, the extent of physical, sexual and other forms of violence in the lives of Black women, the various forms it takes, and the contexts within which it occurs are minimized-at best-and frequently ignored. Arrested Justice brings issues of sexuality, class, age, and criminalization into focus right alongside of questions of public policy and gender violence, resulting in a compelling critique, a passionate re-framing of stories, and a call to action for change.Black women in marginalized communities are uniquely at risk of battering, rape, sexual harassment, stalking and incest. Through the compelling stories of Black women who have been most affected by racism, persistent poverty, class inequality, limited access to support resources or institutions, Beth E. Richie shows that the threat of violence to Black women has never been more serious, demonstrating how conservative legal, social, political and economic policies have impacted activism in the U.S.-based movement to end violence against women. Richie argues that Black women face particular peril because of the ways that race and culture have not figured centrally enough in the analysis of the causes and consequences of gender violence. As a result, the extent of physical, sexual and other forms of violence in the lives of Black women, the various forms it takes, and the contexts within which it occurs are minimized-at best-and frequently ignored. Arrested Justice brings issues of sexuality, class, age, and criminalization into focus right alongside of questions of public policy and gender violence, resulting in a compelling critique, a passionate re-framing of stories, and a call to action for change.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. The Problem of Male Violence against Black Women
3. How We Won the Mainstream but Lost the Movement
4. Black Women, Male Violence, and the Buildup of a Prison Nation
5. The Matrix
6. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. The Problem of Male Violence against Black Women
3. How We Won the Mainstream but Lost the Movement
4. Black Women, Male Violence, and the Buildup of a Prison Nation
5. The Matrix
6. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author