Zydeco and Couche-Couche: Witnessing Black Children’s Sense of Ancestral Place Through Photovoice

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Abstract

In this photovoice inquiry grounded in Black feminist geographies and Black futurity (Nxumalo, 2020) my sons documented their sense of place (McKittrick, 2011) during a visit to the rural town in southwest Louisiana where I was raised. Using photography as the medium, this paper interprets the boys’ narratives through the lens of Black subjectivity in relation to past, present, and future geographical spaces. The images and narrations offered show how my sons felt connected to their ancestral geography.

Author

• Meghan L. Green, Erikson Institute