Disciplining women : Alpha Kappa Alpha, Black counterpublics, and the cultural politics of Black sororities / Deborah Elizabeth Whaley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whaley, Deborah Elizabeth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American college students--Societies, etc.

African American college students.

African American Greek letter societies.

Greek letter societies--United States.

Greek letter societies.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 206 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An interdisciplinary look Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), the first historically Black sorority.

Contents:

Intro

Disciplining Women

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1: Stomp the Yard, School Daze, and the Cultural Politics of Black Greek-Letter Organizations

2: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Black Counterpublics, and the Ambiguity of Social Reform

3: Stepping into the African Diaspora Alpha Kappa Alpha and the Production of Sexuality and Femininity in Sorority Step Performance

4: Disciplining Women, Respectable Pledges, and the Meaning of a Soror Alpha Kappa Alpha and the Transformation of the Pledge Process

5: Voices of Collectivity/Agents of Change Alpha Kappa Alpha and the Future of Black Counterpublics

Conclusion: Sorority Sisters

Appendix: Alpha Kappa Alpha Fact Sheet

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438432748

1438432747

9781441674142

1441674144

OCLC:

670430526