The Global History of Black Girlhood

By: S E Duff and Crystal Lynn Webster and Tara Bynum and Anasa Hicks and Lindsey Elizabeth Jones and Sa Smythe and Nastassja E Swift and Jennifer L Palmer and Nazera Sadiq Wright and Cynthia R Greenlee and Vanessa D Plumly and Najya A Williams and Katharine Capshaw and Dara Walker and Shani Roper and Janaé E Bonsu and Beverley Palesa Ditsie and Phindile Kunene and Denise Oliver-Velez and Claudrena N. Harold and Ruth Nicole Brown and Casidy Campbell

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Synopsis: The Global History of Black Girlhood boldly claims that Black girls are so important we should know their histories. Yet, how do we find the stories and materials we need to hear Black girls’ voices and understand their lives? Corinne T. Field and LaKisha Michelle Simmons edit a collection of writings that explores the many ways scholars, artists, and activists think and write about Black girls' pasts. The contributors engage in interdisciplinary conversations that consider what it means to be a girl; the meaning of Blackness when seen from the perspectives of girls in different times and places; and the ways Black girls have imagined themselves as part of a global African diaspora. Thought-provoking and original, The Global History of Black Girlhood opens up new possibilities for understanding Black girls in the past while offering useful tools for present-day Black girls eager to explore the histories of those who came before them. Contributors: Janaé E. Bonsu, Ruth Nicole Brown, Tara Bynum, Casidy Campbell, Katherine Capshaw, Bev Palesa Ditsie, Sarah Duff, Cynthia Greenlee, Claudrena Harold, Anasa Hicks, Lindsey Jones, Phindile Kunene, Denise Oliver-Velez, Jennifer Palmer, Vanessa Plumly, Shani Roper, SA Smythe, Nastassja Swift, Dara Walker, Najya Williams, and Nazera Wright