6/30/2023 0 Comments Thick mcmillan![]() ![]() McMillan Cottom explained the title of the book in an interview with WBUR: "There's this category out there that we think of as 'thick.' But there's also, one of the plays on the title essay is that idea that I also wanted to connect how we move through the world physically as women, with black women's bodies in this world, and connect that to our political thought and the way that we think and approach the world." ![]() Black womanhood and black girlhood are two prominent themes. McMillan Cottom centers her personal experience as a Southern black public intellectual, and writes on topics such as the loss of a child, sexual abuse, body image, and beauty politics. Thick: And Other Essays is a collection of essays "about how American culture treats black women". Published in 2019 by The New Press, Thick was a finalist for that year's National Book Award. The book explores a range of topics, including black womanhood, body image, and McMillan Cottom's experience as a Southern black woman academic. ![]() Thick: And Other Essays is a collection of essays by the American sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom. ![]()
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