Jezebel Unhinged

“Jezebel Unhinged is an ambitious and provocative work that breaks new conceptual, theoretical, and political ground within black feminist studies. Creating a theoretical space that might be thought of as black feminist religious thought, it establishes Tamura Lomax as an important critical voice.” - Mark Anthony Neal, author of Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities

“A compelling feminist brew of wit and razor-like criticism on black popular culture, black religion, and the black church. Tamura Lomax takes on topics fraught with gendered land mine of complicity, icons considered untouchable, sites deemed sacrosanct, and scenes that are undoubtedly profane.” - T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor, Vanderbilt University

"An amazing pick for book clubs, reading discussion groups, or faith study groups, Jezebel Unhinged offers a fresh, exciting perspective on blackness, black female bodies, African American culture, and contemporary Christian teachings." - Claire Foster, Foreword Reviews

"A book for black women who want freedom." - Mariam Williams, Women's Review of Books

"Jezebel Unhinged is an insightful text that not only bridges the gap between Black feminist studies, Black pop culture studies, and womanist thought in religion, but also brings fresh and innovative analyses to longstanding discourses about black womanhood." - Ahmad Greene-Hayes, Reading Religion

"Lomax has written a thoughtful, passionate piece, one deeply concerned about the well-being of black women and girls and, by extension, the well-being of a larger social fabric." - Nan Kathy Lin, Studies in Religion

"Lomax carefully balances the complexities of Black women’s engagement with the Black church and its demonization of Black womanhood. . . . [She] problematizes Black women’s engagement with the Black church in a manner that cannot be reduced to assumptions of their ignorance or complacency." - Brie McLemore, Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies

“Jezebel Unhinged is an exciting and provocative scholarly work. … For those interested in a thorough and systematic study of black women and girls and their relationship with the Black Church and black popular culture, this book is one that must be read.” - Angela M. Nelson, Asian Journal of Social Science

“A passionate, closely argued, energetically written and illuminating text….” - John Clammer, Ethnic and Racial Studies

“The arrow of Dr. Lomax’s words bullseyed into my soul…. Lomax brilliantly argues for critical black feminist religious engagement with how Black womanhood and girlhood are constructed and disseminated in connection with Black religion and Black popular culture. She focuses on the Black Church as a physical and psychic site of particular interest because it holds messy grey spaces outside of the social binaries we’ve been conditioned to accept.” - B. J. McDaniel, The Lion and the Unicorn