Race, Gender and the Politics of Containment

Alternative title

More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same, The: African American Women and the Politics of Containment

Synopsis

In a public lecture Professor Patricia Hill Collins examines the current position of African-American women in the USA and looks at some of the strategies that have been deployed to confine their personal ambitions and collective struggle in the last decade. She draws out some of the wider implications of this experience for the renewal of black feminism.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

Year of production

1997

Availability

Sale; 1998 sale: £10.00 (inclusive)

Subjects

Sociology; Women’s studies

Keywords

black communities; feminism; race relations; women’s issues

Credits

Cast

Patricia Hill Collins

Distributor

Name

University of East London, Centre for New Ethnicities Research