Incisive personal essays blending sociology and lived experience to examine Black womanhood, beauty, race, and capitalism.
Owned
No reviews yet
Owned
Incisive personal essays blending sociology and lived experience to examine Black womanhood, beauty, race, and capitalism.
About
Details
Thick: And Other Essays is a collection of essays by the American sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom. The book explores a range of topics, including black womanhood, body image, and McMillan Cottom's experience as a Southern black woman academic. Published in 2019 by The New Press, Thick was a finalist for that year's National Book Award.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
AI
Analytical discussion of sexual violence and desirability; no erotic scenes
Violence & gore
AI
No evidence found in available sources
Profanity
AI
No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
AI
No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
AI
No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
AI
No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
AI
Not present
Occult / demonology
AI
Not present
Political content
AI
Central focus on race, gender, capitalism, beauty politics, and Black womanhood
Self-harm / suicide
AI
No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
AI
Sexual violence, Black girls’ abuse risk, infant mortality, systemic racism
Other
AI
No information found