Essays about: "Mammy"

Found 1 essay containing the word Mammy.

1. 1. Resistance of Female Stereotypes in The Bluest Eye  : Destroying Images of Black Womanhood and Motherhood

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Fardosa Abdalla; [2014]
   Keywords : African-American criticism; resistance; stereotypes; archetypes; images; womanhood; motherhood; Mammy; Matriarch; Morrison; The Bluest Eye;

   Abstract : Stereotypes and myths are created by media to simplify and mystify reality. The two are used to form negative stereotypical images that are used as tools of social oppression in today’s white patriarchy. READ MORE