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UPDATED: Black Venus 2010: They Called Her “Hottentot” (Temple, 2010)

Written by Carla on February 23, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Black Venus 2010: They Called Her “Hottentot” has been selected for the 2011 Susan Koppelman Award for the Best Edited Volume in Women’s Studies published in 2010. Congratulations, Deb, and all the contributors!!
Black Venus 2010: They Called Her “Hottentot”. Edited by Deborah Willis. Temple University Press, 288p, ISBN 978-1-4399-0205-9, $34.95.
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