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Title: Blessed Positionality

Blessed Positionality

Reimagining Intersecting Subjectivities Between Black Women and Girls as Researchers and the Researched

by Dadria Lewis (Volume editor) Charisse Southwell (Volume editor) Cirecie West-Olatunji (Volume editor)
©2026 Textbook XVI, 112 Pages
Education
Series: Complicated Conversation, Volume 66

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Summary

What might research become if it began with reverence for Black women’s lives? This book explores how Black women and girls—when centered as both researchers and the researched—reshape the norms, ethics, and methodologies of qualitative inquiry. Blessed Positionality (BP) is introduced as a relevant approach to the theoretical and methodological possibilities for better capturing Black Womanhood. The approach employed in this volume is deeply interdisciplinary, drawing on Black feminist theory, Africana epistemologies, and decolonial and ceremonial research traditions. While grounded in qualitative research, the book resists rigid disciplinary boundaries, weaving together theory, praxis, and reflection through essays, thought pieces, and applied research contributions from scholars across education, counseling, health, and cultural studies. Rather than offering a prescriptive model, the book invites readers into a long-standing conversation.

Details

Pages
XVI, 112
Publication Year
2026
ISBN (PDF)
9783034360845
ISBN (ePUB)
9783034360852
ISBN (Softcover)
9783034360869
ISBN (Hardcover)
9783034360210
DOI
10.3726/b23091
Language
English
Publication date
2026 (June)
Keywords
Blessed Positionality Charisse Southwell Cirecie West-Olatunji Dadria Lewis Intersectionality Afrofuturism Afrocentricity Gender Positionality Black Womanhood
Published
New York, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, Oxford, 2026. XVI, 112 pp., 1 table.
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Biographical notes

Dadria Lewis (Volume editor) Charisse Southwell (Volume editor) Cirecie West-Olatunji (Volume editor)

Dadria R. Lewis is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Burman University, where she previously served as the chair of the Psychology Department for 4 years. She has a passion for promoting wellness in families and communities, and her teaching and research interests include the areas of children and families, school-family-community collaboration, social justice advocacy, and multiculturalism. Charisse Southwell is an equity evaluator and mixed-methods researcher grounded in Afro-Caribbean traditions. Her work bridges pragmatic inquiry, Black feminist thought, and liberatory evaluation across nonprofit and community settings. She is passionate about decolonial praxis and systemic change efforts. Cirecie A. West-Olatunji, CEO of CRESTSprogram, LLC, is founding director of CTSR and past president of ACA and AMCD. An ACA Fellow, she researches trauma and systemic oppression. She’s published widely and presented globally across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

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