Publication

2019 - The New Press, New York

Language

English

Word Count

62,000 words, Guess

Page Count

248 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCHM479.C68C68 2019
  • LCCHM479.C68 A3 2019
  • LCCHM479.C68 C68 2019

Description

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.

Description

"In these eight ... explorations on beauty, media, money, and more, Tressie McMillan Cottom--award-winning professor and ... author of Lower Ed--embraces her ... role as a purveyor of wit, wisdom, and Black Twitter snark about all that is right and much that is wrong with this thing we call society"--Dust jacket flap.

Subjects

Topics

EssaysHistoryHistoireBiographySociologuesBiographiesblack women

Places

People

Donald TrumpBarack ObamaTressie McMillan Cottom

Other Editions

  • Thick: and Other EssaysHardcoverThe New Press2019-01-01

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