An Autoethnography of African American Motherhood: Things I Tell My Daughter

by Renata Ferdinand

This is the first full-length explicitly identified autoethnographic text on African American motherhood. It shows the lived experiences of Black motherhood, when mothering is shaped by race, gender, and class, and mothers must navigate not only their own, but also their children's positions in society.

Ferdinand takes an intimate look at her mothering strategies spanning ten years (from 2007 to 2017), preparing her daughter to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036742231X
• ISBN13: 9780367422318
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"