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No Disrespect: A Womanist Critique of Respectability Discourses in Extracurricular Programming for Black Girls

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This article explores how extracurricular programs designed as interventions in the criminalization of Black girls may constrict their identities. Through a womanist theoretical framework, authors investigate the discourses about Black girlhood that permeate one extracurricular initiative which aims to counter the effects of exclusionary discipline practices on Black girls. The authors find that these discourses advance respectability politics, thus reinforcing an exclusive model of ideal Black girlhood as one aligned with White, Western, Judeo-Christian, patriarchal, heterosexist, and middle-class values. Authors conclude with suggestions for how extracurricular initiatives may develop programming and curricula that are inclusive of pluralized Black girlhoods.

Source: Urban Education

DOI: 10.1177/0042085919893733

Authors: Tiffany M. Nyachae, Esther O. Ohito

Institutions: University at Buffalo, State University of New York, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Critical Race Theory in Education

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2998255678

FWCI: 6.033

Cites: 68

Cited by: 28

Related to: 10