TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dadria Lewis
AU  - Charisse Southwell
AU  - Cirecie West-Olatunji
PY  - 2026
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1534-2816
SN  - 9783034360845
TI  - Blessed Positionality
T2  - Reimagining Intersecting Subjectivities Between Black Women and Girls as Researchers and the Researched
DO  - 10.3726/b23091
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1585688
N2  - 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.
KW  - Blessed Positionality, Charisse Southwell, Cirecie West-Olatunji, Dadria Lewis, Intersectionality, Afrofuturism, Afrocentricity, Gender, Positionality, Black Womanhood
LA  - English
ER  -