Résumé:
This study attempts to explore the status of African-American women, their experiences of
oppression, and their endurance of cultural bigotry. Relatively, minor literature is used to
investigate issues related to the Black woman through conceptions such as: racism, white
supremacy, sexism and patriarchal dominance. The study examines the theme of ‘Double
Otherness’ in Alice Walker’s novel Possessing the Secret of Joy (2011). The analysis focuses
on the intersection between gender and race, and their role in shaping the African-American
woman’s identity. A Remarkable attention is devoted to examine racial discrimination and
gender oppression. The oppression of the female body is highlighted through the
demonstration of the cruelty of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The central aim of the
study is to spread awareness about Black women’s oppression and the impacts of Female
Genital Mutilation. The importance of using ‘Double Otherness’ lies in the link it establishes
between both race and gender, which is the fundamental base of any research on minority
women.
