How is Black Womanhood shaped by the dominant images which it is often associated with? Watch Overthink student assistant Kristen explain Patricia Hill Collins' theory of Controlling Images! She discusses how Black womanhood is shaped by Controlling Images, and breaks down some of the dominant Controlling Images of Black femininity: the Matriarch, the Mammy, the Jezebel, and the Welfare Queen. She discusses the difference between a Controlling Image and a stereotype, and examples of contemporary figures, like Oprah Winfrey, who might fall under these different controlling images.
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