Upon encountering historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's quote, "well-behaved women seldom make history", Malebo Sephodi knew that she was tired of everyone else having a say on who and what she should be. Appropriating this quote, Malebo boldly renounces societal expectations placed on her as a black woman and shares her journey towards misbehaviour. According to Malebo, it is the norm for a black woman to live in a society that prescribes what it means to be a well-behaved woman. Acting like this prescribed woman equals good behaviour. But what happens when a black woman decides to live her own life and becomes her own form of who she wants to be? She is often seen as misbehaving. Miss-Behave challenges society's deep-seated beliefs about what it means to be an obedient woman. In this book, Malebo tracks her journey on a path towards achieving total autonomy and self-determinism. Miss-Behave will challenge, rattle and occasionally cause you to scream "yassss, yassss, yassss" at various intervals.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Malebo Sephodi
EAN: 9781928337416
COUNTRY: South Africa
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WEIGHT: 500 g
HEIGHT: 210 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 2017-06-17
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GENRE: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General
WIDTH: 148 cm
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Book Themes:
Republic of South Africa, Memoirs, Social discrimination and social justice, Gender studies: women and girls, Feminism and feminist theory, Ethnic studies