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Killing The Black Body
In ''Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty'', Dorothy Roberts analyzes the reproductive rights of black women in the United States throughout history. Published in 1997 by Pantheon Books, this book details a history reproductive oppression that spans from the commodification of enslaved women's fertility to forced sterilizations of African American and Latina women in the 20th century. Through these accounts, Roberts makes the case that reproductive justice is a necessary part of the greater struggle for racial equality. Background Dorothy Roberts wrote ''Killing the Black Body'' during her time as a law professor at Rutgers University, where she studied issues of gender, race, and class. ''Killing the Black Body'' was published in hardcover on 9 October 1997 by Pantheon Books. In 1998, Vintage Publishing released the paperback of ''Killing the Black Body''. Synopsis Roberts argues that institutional violence against black women and their reproduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Roberts
Dorothy E. Roberts (born March 8, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American sociologist, law professor, and social justice advocate. She is the Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, George A. Weiss University Professor, and inaugural Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights at the University of Pennsylvania. She writes and lectures on gender, race, and class in legal issues. Her concerns include changing thinking and policy on reproductive health, child welfare, and bioethics. Background Roberts is the Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, George A. Weiss University Professor, and inaugural Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights at University of Pennsylvania. She holds appointments there in the Law School and Departments of Africana Studies and Sociology. Her books include '' Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty'' (Random House/Pantheon, 1997) where she describes the use of Norp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
