Unveiling Perspectives: Constructing Educational Possibilities Through the Praxes of Black Women Artists

• In Event: Culturally Responsive and Democratic Arts Education

Abstract

This paper delves into the praxes of Black women artists, shedding light on their unique viewpoints, aesthetic theories, and artistic methods for a broader educational audience. Addressing the underrepresentation and marginalization of Black women's intersectional competence, this study serves as a significant, liberatory arts-knowledge effort. Its aim is to offer inclusive and critically minded learning opportunities to educational groups while fostering transformative transcultural encounters within society. Rooted in black feminist theoretical and cultural views, this qualitative and art-based research emerged from a sense of urgency to recover, validate, and celebrate underappreciated intellectual resources and artistic expressions. The study also challenges the prevalence of monolithic representations and emphasizes the need for diverse narratives to challenge dominant paradigms in education research.

Author

• Jacqueline Cofield, Hunter College - CUNY