Black Women in Defense of Ourselves and Our Work

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Despite the academic achievements of Black women, there is still limited scholarship and empirical research on the processes and explanation of these contradictory experiences, in addition to the navigation of said experiences. To interpret the complex educational navigation of Black women and girls, this multi-angled symposium offers a wide range of narratives, research implications, ideas, and methods to enrich research and insights. This symposium focuses on two edited books that recognize the connection between the political (scholarly and activist work) and the personal (identity and experiences), and academic positionalities. These collections turn the focus from the girls who are studied to the women who study them, to illuminate how they locate and situate themselves in their work.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Research Focus on Black Education

Chair

• Altheria Caldera, American University

Papers

• Navigating the Doctoral Experience as First-Generation, Gifted Black Women: Our Path, Our Voice - Brittany Nicole Anderson, University of North Carolina - Charlotte; Shaquinta Richardson

• MISUNRE: Navigating the Doctoral Journey as an Exceptionally Gifted Black Woman - Jillian A. Martin, Washington University in St Louis

• Into the Future: Researchers' Role in Black Girlhood Methodology - Taryrn T.C. Brown, University of Florida

• (Re)Membering Black Girlhood: My Journey to Working With and for Black Girls - Misha N. Inniss-Thompson, Cornell University

• Face Your Studies: Exploring Education, Opportunity, and Community as a First-Generation Immigrant - Funlola Are, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston