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Spaces for Resistance
Black Feminist Theory and Praxis in Academia and Beyond
Spaces for Resistance
Black Feminist Theory and Praxis in Academia and Beyond
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Using autoethnography, this book answers the Black feminist call to talk back to systems of oppression and highlight agency and resistance of Black women.
Editors Geniece Crawford Mondé and Ebonie Cunningham Stringer explore the varied ways in which Black Feminism is understood, applied, and expressed across disciplinary backgrounds. Drawing from the perspectives of both academics and scholar-practitioners, they examine how these paradigms bear relevance on timely issues, like socially-engaged scholarship, work-life balance, and navigating challenging social, academic, and political contexts. This book is divided into five thematic sections. Part one examines Black Feminism as a tool for liberatory pedagogical praxis. Part two creates a space for Black women whose work and experiences both inform and extend the Black Feminist perspective beyond the United States. Part three provides insight into the factors that shape Black women's most important relationships and the conflicting priorities that compete for their attention. Part four explores how Black women are able to incorporate their ideals into their professional workplace. Part five highlights the ways in which Black Feminism emerges from and is sustained within communities. By bringing these perspectives together, Mondé, Stringer, and the contributors critically examine the complex ways in which Black Feminist scholarship has continued to shape our understanding of the world today.
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Editors and Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Necessary Space for Resistance
Ebonie Cunningham Stringer (Penn State University-Berks, USA) and Geniece Crawford Mondé (Furnam University, USA)
Part I: Black Feminism as Liberatory Pedagogical Praxis
1. “A Slam Dunk Case”: Reflecting on How ADHD and Black Feminism Inform My Inclusive Pedagogy Playbook
Alicia Smith-Tran (Oberlin College, USA)
2. The Margins are Speaking: Black Feminist Thought, Sociological Inquiry and Engaged Pedagogy
Geniece Crawford Mondé (Furnam University, USA)
3. Deeply Rooted: A Black Feminist Reflection on Growth, Resistance and Pedagogical Praxis
Rennae Williams Stowe and Tangela Towns (Winston-Salem State University, USA)
4. Wings of Resilience: A Black Woman with ADHD Breaking Her Silence on Academic Struggles and Triumphs
Shani E. Hannah (Grand Canyon University, USA)
Part II: Black Feminist Perspectives from the Global South
5. Writing as Resistance: On Afro-Caribbean Immigrant Women Writers Constructing Narratives of Displacement, Belonging, and Survival
Wandeka Gayle (Spellman College, USA)
6. Resisting the Silencing: My Quest for Belonging as a Black Female Caribbean Scholar in the United States
Daina Nathaniel (Wingate University, USA)
7. Why Not Us?: Black Women and Political Underrepresentation in Brazil
Dalila Fernandes de Negreiros (Federal Government Office of Brazil, Brazil)
Part III: Black Feminist Responses to the Intimate and Personal
8. Tell Me a Story: Mothering through Black Narrative Tradition as a Space of Resistance
Kesha Morant Williams (Thaddeus Stevens Institute of Technology, USA)
9. Relational Structure and Agency: The Marriage “Dilemma” and a Black Feminist Response
Geniece Crawford Mondé (Furnam University, USA)
10. Black Motherhood and Academia: Balancing Caretaking with a Black Feminist Self Care Ethic
Lashante M. Briscoe (Northcentral University)
Part IV: The Practitioner-Scholar in the Black Feminist Context
11. We Did it Our Way: Black Women Designing Online Content for Impact and Inclusion
Tracy Boyce (Wayne State University, USA)
12. The Role of the Strong Black Woman Schema and Black Feminist Thought in Creating Spaces for Resistance, Growth, and Healing: An Autoethnographic Narrative
Vanessa Frierson Freeman (Searching for Self Counseling and Consulting, LLC., USA)
13. Black Feminist Voices in Public Education: A School Counselor's Perspective
Daya Patton (Wingate University, USA)
Part V: Black Feminism in Community
14. To the “Firsts and Onlys”: A Black Feminist Framework for Navigating the Tenure Track
Geniece Crawford Mondé (Furnam University, USA)
15. Taking a Seat at a Table with No More Chairs
Natalie Young (Northern Illinois University, USA)
16. The Weight of the Cape: A Black Women's Call for Self Preservation and Centering Sisterhood
Terra Gay (Charles Drew Charter School, USA)
17. Subversive Sisterhood is Resistance: Black Women Leveraging Agency and Power in Service of One Another
Ebonie Cunningham Stringer (Penn State University-Berks, USA)
Index
Product details
| Published | Dec 11 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781666963618 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 3 bw illus and 3 tables |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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