Index. A meditation on (re)imagining a world with Black girls / Claudine "Candy" Taaffe -- Introduction / Aria S. Halliday -- Theorizing Black girlhood / Ashley L. Smith -- Contesting Black girlhood(s) beyond northern borders : exploring a Black African girl approach / Jen Katshunga -- The politics of Black girlhood and a ratchet imaginary / Amoni Thompson-Jones -- Ah suh yuh bad? : how bad gyals are revolutionizing how Black girls resist and transcend toxicity during girlhood / Kimberley Moore -- Role models matter : Black girls and political leadership possibilities / Wendy Smooth and Elaine Richardson -- Pushing the limits in Black girl-centred research : exploring the methodological possibilities of Melt magazine / Sheri K. Lewis -- Self-care and community : Black girls saving themselves / Caroline K. Kaltefleiter and Karmelisha M. Alexander -- "Take the kinks out your mind, not your hair" : the politics of Black Canadian girls' hair and self-love / Shaunasea Brown -- "We need a sear at the table" : Black girls using new media to construct Black identity / Kisha McPherson -- "Canon : brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever" : fan art, fan activism, and Black Hermione Granger / Megan Connor -- Afterword : A meditation on (re)imagining a world with Black girls / Claudine "Candy" Taaffe -- Contributor biographies -- Index.
Summary:
"The Black Girlhood Studies Collection is the first volume dedicated to the burgeoning academic field of Black Girlhood Studies. Centering the experiences of Black girls in Canada, the US, the Caribbean, and the African continent, established and new scholars provide the theoretical, practical, and pedagogical tools necessary for the advancement of the field and the betterment of Black girls globally. The contributors consider what black girlhood means in the 21st century and how ideas of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and nationality affect the experiences of Black girls. The chapters engage with Black feminist and womanist theory, hip hop pedagogy, resistance theory, and ethnography. From self-care and fan fiction to political role models and new media, this collection foregrounds Black girls' experiences to create language that better constructs and explains Black girls' lives from their own words."-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.