Building houses out of chicken legs : Black women, food, and power / Psyche A. Williams-Forson.
| Author/creator | Williams-Forson, Psyche A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | We called ourselves waiter carriers -- "Who dat say chicken in dis crowd" : Black men, visual imagery, and the ideology of fear -- Gnawing on a chicken bone in my own house : cultural contestation, Black women's work, and class -- Traveling the chicken bone express -- Say Jesus and come to me : signifying and church food -- Taking the big piece of chicken -- Still dying for some soul food? -- Flying the coop with Kara Walker -- Epilogue : from train depots to country buffets. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-302) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005035088 |
| ISBN | 0807830224 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 080785686X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780807830222 |
| ISBN | 9780807856864 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GT2868.5. W55 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |