Thick

Buchzusammenfassung

Tressie McMillan Cottom is an associate professor of sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is the author of Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy, and her essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, Slate, and the Washington Post, among others. In 2019, her book Thick: And Other Essays was a finalist for the National Book Award.

Tressie McMillan Cottom’s reflections explore the concept of "thickness" as both a personal and societal lens, encompassing her identity as a Black woman and the broader systemic inequities she has faced. From embracing her physical and intellectual complexity to applying thick description in her essays, she examines how race, gender, and privilege intersect in American society. Her experiences—ranging from microaggressions in academic settings to systemic failures in healthcare—highlight the persistent marginalization of Black women. Whether analyzing the resilience of white privilege during Obama’s presidency, the exclusionary beauty standards perpetuated by pop culture, or the silencing of Black women’s voices in mainstream media, McMillan Cottom uses her identity and scholarship to expose and critique these injustices. Her work underscores the importance of context, representation, and the acknowledgment of lived experiences in understanding and addressing societal inequities.

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