Michele Wallace
Michele Wallace (* 1952 in New York , NY , USA ) is an African-American literary scholar and feminist author. She became known when she published the book 'Black Macho and The Myth of The Superwoman' in 1979 at the age of 27. She criticized the fact the black nationalism (Black nationalism) and sexism . She is Professor Emeritus of Women's Studies and Film Studies at City College in New York City.
Michele Wallace was included in the Daughters of Africa anthology published in 1992 by Margaret Busby in London and New York.
She is the daughter of the artist Faith Ringgold .
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German:
- Black Macho - Then and Now. and other articles in: Diederich Diederichsen (Ed.): Yo! Hermeneutics. Black cultural criticism. Pop, media, feminism. Berlin: Edition ID Archive 1993
- Modernism, Postmodernism, and the Problem of the Visual in Afro-American Cultures. In: Texts on Art. Issue No. 3 / June 1991 The Other
English:
- Black Macho and The Myth of The Superwoman, The Dial Press, 1979; Warner Press, 1980; John Calder, London, England, 1980
- Invisibility Blues: From Pop To Theory, Verso, New York and London, 1990
- Black Popular Culture, A Project by Michele Wallace, edited by Gina Dent, Bay Press / Dia Center for the Arts, Seattle and New York, 1993,
- Black Macho and The Myth of The Superwoman (reissued with critical introduction and bibliography), Haymarket Series; Verso, New York and London, 1990,
- Dark Designs and Visual Culture, Paperback Edition, Duke University Press 2004 - a collection of more than 50 essays and interviews
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wallace, Michele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | African American feminist writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York , NY |