Black Feminist Writing: A Practical Guide to Publishing Academic Books - Softcover

Evans, Stephanie Y.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438499272 ISBN 13: 9781438499277

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2024

Synopsis

Draws on the rich history of Black feminist writing to help scholars manage the stress of writing and publishing academic books.

Finalist for the 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Reference category

Writing scholarly books is stressful, and academic publishing can be intimidating-especially for women, queer folks, and scholars of color. Black Feminist Writing shows scholars how to prioritize their mental health while completing a book in race and gender studies. Drawing on Black women's writing traditions, as well as her own experience as the author and editor of nine university press books, Stephanie Y. Evans gives scholars tools to sustain the important work of academic writing, particularly in fields routinely under attack by anti-democratic forces. Evans identifies five major areas of stress: personal, professional, publishing-related, public, and political. Each chapter includes targeted discussion questions and tasks to help authors identify their unique stressors, create priorities, get organized, and breathe. Whether working on your first scholarly book or your tenth, this robust, heartfelt guide will help you approach writing as an ongoing practice of learning, creating, and teaching in ways that center wellness and collective self-care.

About this title

About the Author

Stephanie Y. Evans is Professor of Black Women's Studies in the Institute for Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Affiliate Faculty in the Department of African American Studies at Georgia State University. Her numerous books include Black Feminist Writing: A Practical Guide to Publishing Academic Books; Black Women's Yoga History: Memoirs of Inner Peace; and Black Women and Social Justice Education: Legacies and Lessons (coedited with Andrea D. Domingue and Tania D. Mitchell), all published by SUNY Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438499272
• ISBN 13: 9781438499277
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272