Crossing the Boundary
Black Women Survive Incest
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3947036 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lena Robinson (corresponding author), Melba Wilson, Melba C Wilson |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 149-150 |
| Publication date | 1994-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-7789 • E-ISSN: 1466-4380 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/fr.1994.59 |
| OpenAlex | W2049481283 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
This book, written by a survivor, looks at the situation of Black women and incest, focusing on the costs of that survival and the strengths which sustain it. This is the culmination of Melba Wilson's long-held desire to write about an experience which has affected her and countless other women and children. She writes from the conviction that the taboo against speaking out must be broken, whilst debunking the myth that incest is the norm in Black communities. Voices of individual women, a discussion of incest in the autobiographical and fictional work of Black writers such as Maya Angelou, Alice Walker and Joan Riley, the dynamics of sex and sexual oppression in relation to gender, class and race - all are examined here
Art · Black women · Boundary (topology) · Conviction · Criminology · Feminism · Human sexuality · Literature · Maya · Mythology · Oppression · Politics · Sociology · Taboo · Anthropology · Cultural Studies · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · History · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Psychology
Spatial markings
Rape and Racial Appraisals
The Impact of Multiple Traumatic Victimization on Disclosure and Coping Mechanisms for Black Women
Reading, Race, and Remembering Childhood Abuse—Returning to Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)
Giving voice to experiences
General and Culture-specific Factors Influencing African American Women's Reporting Patterns and Perceived Social Support Following Sexual Assault
Disclosure Patterns of Black Female Sexual Assault Survivors
No Resting Place
Where Are the Children
The Familiar Face of Genocide
Making the Hurt Go Away
Women's and their children's experiences of sexual violence
Childhood Sexual Abuse in the Lives of Black Women
I Find Myself at Therapy's Doorstep
Barriers to disclosing child sexual abuse (CSA) in ethnic minority communities
Preventing child sexual abuse (CSA) in ethnic minority communities
The tie that binds
Deconstructing and Locating Survivor Discourse
Examination of Racial Disparity in Competency to Stand Trial Between White and African American Retarded Defendants
Where Are the Children?
Cultural Issues in Disclosures of Child Sexual Abuse
Mammy, Sapphire, and Jezebel
I am because we are
Masking Hegemonic Masculinity
Feeling ‘like a minority . . . a pathology’
New Versions of Victims
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,13 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2021 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |