Articulations, A Radical Methodology for Black Pedagogy

Redefining Education through Black Women's Hair Experiences
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-85546-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 150 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

This book pioneers a comprehensive exploration of how Black women educators navigate societal stigmas surrounding their natural hairstyles.

It unveils the complexities of their hair journey and its profound influence on their teaching methodologies. Offering a radical new perspective, this book challenges conventional narratives by centring Black women educators' lived experiences. It highlights their ingenuity in subverting oppressive norms and fostering empowering learning environments for all students. This book is indispensable for educators, researchers, and activists seeking to understand the intricate interplay between identity, education, and agency, particularly within historically marginalized communities.

With its innovative methodology, including Moisturized and Wrapped Healing Circles, this book not only contributes to academic discourse but also serves as a practical guide for fostering inclusive research practices.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Obaizamomwan-Hamilton, Eghosa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter One
Black Hair Literacy
Hairlines and Headlines
Why Black Women
Why Black Hair
Why Black Women Educators

Chapter Two
Black Women in Education: Reclaiming Mind, Body, Spirit, and Humanity
Mind
Body
Spirit
Humanity

Chapter Three
We Are Our Hair
Wrapped Mentality
Hair Matters
Moisturized and Wrapped Healing Circles
A Piece of Us

Chapter Four
To Be Black, Radical, and Free: A Methodology
Protect the Hair and the Spirit
Healing Through Shared Narratives: The Art of Identity

Chapter Five
(Re)member Who You Are
Black Hair (Re)members, (Re)pairs, (Re)stores
Straightenin’ and the True Cost
Straightenin’ and Media Influence
Straightenin’ As a Site of Oppression and Liberation
As a Site of Oppression
As a Site of Liberation
Protectin’ and the True Cost
Media influence
As a Site of Oppression
As a Site of Liberation
Afros and Locs
True Cost
Media Influence
As a Site of Oppression
As a Site of Liberation
Where Hair and Education Meet
In Their Words

Chapter Six
Secure the Lace
Native Schools, Fugitivity and Protection
Segregated Spaces and Natural Styles
Integrated Spaces and Straight Hair

Chapter Seven
Hair as a Battleground
Colonization of the Body
Disembodied Voyeurism
Post-Traumatic Hair Subversion
Texturized Code-Switching…With Agency
Code: Straight
Code Protective
Code: Natural
Textured Expressions of Liberation

Chapter Eight
Dead Ends, New Beginnings
Why This Matters

Über Autor(innen)

Eghosa Obaizamomwan-Hamilton is a Black motherscholar and Clinical Associate at Stanford University. She is co-founder of Making Us Matter and co-founding editor of The Black Educology Journal, a collective promoting liberation and visibility for Black communities. Her scholarship investigates the complex intersections of race, identity, gender, and education, and is published in peer-reviewed journals such as Harvard Educational Review, Equity & Excellence in Education, Race Ethnicity and Education, and Educational Studies. Her research interests center on Black educational studies, Black methodologies, social reproduction, and critical pedagogy. With over 17 years of experience—her writing, teaching, and research meet at the intersections.