Beneath the Gaze: Educational and Racialized Experiences as Predictors of Self-Esteem Among Black Adolescent Girls

• In Event: Black Girlhoods

Abstract

This study examines how Black girls radicalized and gendered experiences within schools and communities contribute to the development of double consciousness and its impact on psychological well-being. The analysis is grounded in the understanding that Black girls' intersectional identities amplify their experiences of marginalization, particularly in institutional spaces where surveillance and exclusion are prevalent. By exploring these dynamics, the study seeks to identify specific structural and interpersonal factors that either reinforce or alleviate the psychological burden associated with double consciousness.

Author

• Makaela Simone Brass, University at Buffalo