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Author: Aneeka Ayanna Henderson Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 1469651777 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 241
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In Veil and Vow, Aneeka Ayanna Henderson places familiar, often politicized questions about the crisis of African American marriage in conversation with a rich cultural archive that includes fiction by Terry McMillan and Sister Souljah, music by Anita Baker, and films such as The Best Man. Seeking to move beyond simple assessments of marriage as "good" or "bad" for African Americans, Henderson critically examines popular and influential late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century texts alongside legislation such as the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and the Welfare Reform Act, which masked true sources of inequality with crisis-laden myths about African American family formation. Using an interdisciplinary approach to highlight the influence of law, politics, and culture on marriage representations and practices, Henderson reveals how their kinship veils and unveils the fiction in political policy as well as the complicated political stakes of fictional and cultural texts. Providing a new opportunity to grapple with old questions, including who can be a citizen, a "wife," and "marriageable," Veil and Vow makes clear just how deeply marriage still matters in African American culture.
Author: Aneeka Ayanna Henderson Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 1469651777 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 241
Book Description
In Veil and Vow, Aneeka Ayanna Henderson places familiar, often politicized questions about the crisis of African American marriage in conversation with a rich cultural archive that includes fiction by Terry McMillan and Sister Souljah, music by Anita Baker, and films such as The Best Man. Seeking to move beyond simple assessments of marriage as "good" or "bad" for African Americans, Henderson critically examines popular and influential late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century texts alongside legislation such as the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and the Welfare Reform Act, which masked true sources of inequality with crisis-laden myths about African American family formation. Using an interdisciplinary approach to highlight the influence of law, politics, and culture on marriage representations and practices, Henderson reveals how their kinship veils and unveils the fiction in political policy as well as the complicated political stakes of fictional and cultural texts. Providing a new opportunity to grapple with old questions, including who can be a citizen, a "wife," and "marriageable," Veil and Vow makes clear just how deeply marriage still matters in African American culture.
Author: Aneeka Ayanna Henderson Publisher: ISBN: 9781469651781 Category : African American families Languages : en Pages :
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"In ###Veil and Vow#, Aneeka Ayanna Henderson places familiar, often politicized questions about the crisis of African American marriage in conversation with a rich cultural archive that includes fiction by Terry McMillan and Sister Souljah, music by Anita Baker, and films such as ###The Best Man#. Seeking to move beyond simple assessments of marriage as "good" or "bad" for African Americans, Henderson critically examines popular and influential late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century texts alongside legislation such as the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and the Welfare Reform Act, which masked true sources of inequality with crisis-laden myths about African American family formation. Providing a new opportunity to grapple with old questions, including who can be a citizen, a "wife," and "marriageable," ###Veil and Vow# makes clear just how deeply marriage still matters in African American culture"--
Author: Michelle Lynn Brown Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781511940306 Category : Man-woman relationships Languages : en Pages : 0
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Renee Winters has the voice and the face of an angel. She's the worship leader at her church, runs the Brides for Christ program for young teenage girls, and she is the chaste "bride" modeling the gowns for the bridal shop she works at. The problem is - it is all a lie. Renee's childhood was filled with memories of an alcoholic mother who paraded a slew of men in and out their home. Renee vowed she would never turn out like her, but one broken night, she runs from the nightmare of her home and into the arms of handsome bad-boy, Ian McKnight. She laid down her vow to God that night, and woke up with a heart filled with regret. Since then, she has tried to erase her moment of weakness with years of faithful service. Yet each time she stands before a group of young girls, preaching about the beauty of remaining pure, she is painfully aware of her broken vows. Then Ian returns - a wounded soldier, a recovering alcoholic and no stranger to broken vows. Ian is the only one who knows the truth, and Renee tries to avoid him at all cost, unsure if she can trust him - or herself. When the bridal shop she works for hires him to create their website, she realizes that she can't avoid him forever. With his camera pointed in her direction, he tries his hardest to capture the real Renee - the one behind the veil of lies. Will Ian tempt Renee to break her promises again, or will he help her understand the true nature of her vows?
Author: Matt Stansberry Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1948742136 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 150
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An insightful take on the Tarot through the lens of the industrial Midwest, and a beautiful piece of nature writing in its own right. What can the Tarot tell us about the flora and fauna of the industrial Midwest? In what ways might this ancient practice connect us to the Rust Belt today? Rust Belt Arcana uses the Tarot’s time-tested structure to answer these questions, juxtaposing the characteristics of the cards with the creatures and plants that surround us every day. The 22 idiosyncratic essays here—one for every card in the Major Arcana—bridge biology, natural history, and the human condition. They tell stories of abundance and loss, and they remind us of the Rust Belt’s persistent remnant wilderness, a landscape often dismissed as unremarkable. A magical book both for Tarot enthusiasts and for those who are seeking to see beauty in a beleaguered landscape and define their remarkable place within it.
Author: Tyler D. Parry Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 1469660873 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 317
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In this definitive history of a unique tradition, Tyler D. Parry untangles the convoluted history of the "broomstick wedding." Popularly associated with African American culture, Parry traces the ritual's origins to marginalized groups in the British Isles and explores how it influenced the marriage traditions of different communities on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. His surprising findings shed new light on the complexities of cultural exchange between peoples of African and European descent from the 1700s up to the twenty-first century. Drawing from the historical records of enslaved people in the United States, British Romani, Louisiana Cajuns, and many others, Parry discloses how marginalized people found dignity in the face of oppression by innovating and reimagining marriage rituals. Such innovations have an enduring impact on the descendants of the original practitioners. Parry reveals how and why the simple act of "jumping the broom" captivates so many people who, on the surface, appear to have little in common with each other.
Author: Aneeka Ayanna Henderson
Author: Aneeka Ayanna Henderson
Author: Aneeka Ayanna Henderson
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