Andrea R Canaan | |
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Born | 1950
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
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Occupation | Author |
Known for | Feminism, social activism |
Notable work | Browness. in This Bridge Called My Back (1981) |
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Andrea R Canaan (born 1950) is a Black feminist writer, speaker, community organizer, poet and activist.
Canaan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1950. She was raised in a close activist and spiritual community. [1] At twelve years old, Canaan was raped by a Methodist minister where she also faced abuse from a female church camp counselor. [2] Canaan has also intimated that her mother was aware of this abuse and did nothing to help her child. [2] Canaan has referenced this abuse in her work by touching upon themes of religious abuses of power and clergy misconduct. [2]
Canaan holds a M.S.W. from University of Tulane and a M.F.A. in non-fiction from the University of San Francisco. [1]
In 2018, she received a second M.F.A. in fiction from Goddard College in Vermont. [3]
In the 1980s, Canaan served as the Director of Women and Employment which helps place women in non-traditional jobs.
Canaan's creative passion is personal wholeness, the transformation of shame into courage for herself and in the lives of other black women. [2] Her work explores themes of black womanhood, sexual abuse, identity labels, and friendships between black women. [4] [5] [6]
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