Rhetoric, Intersectionality, and Black Women in Pittsburgh: Living Enough for the City

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Tahirah J. Walker

Rhetoric, Intersectionality, and Black Women in Pittsburgh

Living Enough for the City

Tahirah J. Walker

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
07 August 2025

Communication studies

In this book, Tahirah J. Walker provides an analysis of how Black women in Pittsburgh navigate the public sphere through an examination of the ways that intersecting identities shape discourse, silence, and reclamation.

The author draws from historical events, personal narratives, and community case studies to take a deep look at the intersectional marginalization, resistance and transformation journeys of Black women in a city deemed most unlivable for them. Walker amplifies unique presentations of language, silence and reclamation as they are negotiated via race, gender, and class. The book serves as testimony to the way intersectionality is turned on its head in Pittsburgh to create spaces of love and freedom through fearless speech (parrhesia), strategic listening, and community engagement practices. At its heart, this project is a love letter to every Black woman who has lived in Pittsburgh and asked herself why, affirming that while so much research exists on the struggles of being a Black woman in this city, it is equally important to recognize the innovations and triumphs.

By: Tahirah J. Walker
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781666961966
ISBN 10: 1666961965
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 07 August 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Foundations of Intersectionality in Rhetoric Chapter Three: Attending Silence Chapter Four: Parrhesia Chapter Five: Movement Listening Chapter Six: Reclamation, Leadership and Livability Bibliography About the Author

Tahirah Walker is Chair of the Department of Community Engagement and Leadership at Point Park University, USA.