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The Power and Freedom of Black Feminist and Womanist Pedagogy

Still Woke

Edited by Gary L. Lemons and Cheryl R. Rodriguez - Contributions by Vincent Adejumo; Kendra N. Bryant; Paul T. Corrigan; Roderick A. Ferguson; Hanna Garth; M. Thandabantu Iverson; Quynh Nhu Le; Marquese McFerguson; Scott Neumeister; Maggie Romigh and La-Toya Scott

The Power and Freedom of Black Feminist and Womanist Pedagogy: Still Woke celebrates and reaffirms the power of Black feminist and womanist pedagogies and practices in university classrooms. Employing autocritography (through personal reflection, research, and critical analysis), the contributors to the volume boldly tell groundbreaking stories of their teaching experiences and their evolving relationships to Black feminist and womanist theory and criticism. From their own unique perspectives, each contributor views teaching as a life-changing collaborative and interactive endeavor with students. Moreover, each of them envisions their pedagogical practice as a strategic vehicle to transport the legacy of struggles for liberating, social justice and transformative change in the U.S. and globally. Firmly grounded in Black feminist and womanist theory and practice, this book honors the herstorical labor of Black women and women of color intellectual activists who have unapologetically held up the banner of freedom in academia.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 264 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-66692-549-4 • Hardback • October 2022 • $115.00 • (£88.00)
978-1-66692-551-7 • Paperback • April 2024 • $39.99 • (£30.00)
978-1-66692-550-0 • eBook • October 2022 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
Series: Race and Education in the Twenty-First Century
Subjects: Education / Inclusive Education, Education / General, Education / Student Life & Student Affairs

Gary L. Lemons is professor of English at the University of South Florida.

Cheryl R. Rodriguez is professor of Africana studies and anthropology at the University of South Florida.

Preface: Reaffirming the Power and Joy of Black Feminist and Womanist Thought, Gary L. Lemons and Cheryl R. Rodriguez

Introduction: Embracing Transformation: Welcoming Wholeness and Truth into Our Classrooms, Cheryl R. Rodriguez and Gary L. Lemons

Part I: “I Am”—Pedagogies of Resistance, Liberation, and Transformation

Chapter One: The Radical Work of Teaching for Justice: Black Feminist Pedagogy for 21st Century Thought and Activism, Cheryl R. Rodriguez

Chapter Two: Teaching as Liberatory Praxis: Learning to Shed Fear and Transcend Structures of Domination in the Classroom, Hanna Garth

Chapter Three: Teaching Relationality: Pedagogies Across Asymmetries of Racialization and Colonization, Quynh Nhu Le

Chapter Four: I am that, too: Integrating the Black Woman into the First Year Composition Classroom, Kendra N. Bryant

Part II: Education “as the Practice of Freedom”: Holding on to bell hooks’ Pedagogical Legacy

Chapter Five: Still Becoming Me: My Journey through bell hooks’ Vision of “Engaged Pedagogy”, La-Toya Scott

Chapter Six: I Ain't No Damned Pedagogue: Reevaluating my Stance in the Classroom from a Black Feminist Perspective and Reclaiming my Mother Tongue, Maggie Romigh

Chapter Seven: You Poured Your Soul into This Work: A Dialogue in the Spirit of Self-Transformation, Paul T. Corrigan

Chapter Eight: Teaching to Progress: bell hooks, Radical Roots and Branches, Scott Neumeister

Part III: Black Male Radical (His)Stories: Teaching to Survive

Chapter Nine: Remembering Intersectional Interventions Teaching to Reclaim Human Rights Legacies, M. Thandabantu Iverson

Chapter Ten: Working Overtime: My Mother and Black Feminists’ Embodied Narrative Inheritance, Marquese McFerguson

Chapter Eleven: A Pedagogical Awakening: My Pro-Womanist His-Story, Vincent Adejumo

Chapter Twelve: The Past and Future Diversities of HBCUs: Queerness and the Institutional Fulfillment of Black Studies, Roderick A. Ferguson

Chapter Thirteen: Postscript: Professing Our Love for Social Justice “Committed to Survival and Wholeness of Entire People”, Gary L Lemons and Cheryl Rodriguez

About the Contributors

The impressive range of scholar-teachers who comprise The Power and Freedom of Black Feminist and Womanist Pedagogy are serving black feminist and womanist activist pedagogy with grit, vulnerability, passion, and insight. To invoke Toni Morrison’s eloquent words, The Power and Freedom of Black Feminist and Womanist Pedagogy is not a set of stories "to pass on."


— David Ikard, Vanderbilt University


Still Woke—inspired by the pedagogical praxis and feminist/womanist theorizing of bell hooks—is a provocative, candid, inspirational, robust, exploration of what it means to craft transformative, transgressive classrooms. A diverse group of radical professors share, unapologetically, their own personal journeys and teaching strategies within a variety of academic contexts. This pioneering anthology bears witness to the unique struggles of committed feminist/womanist classroom warriors in their quest for survival, social justice and freedom.


— Beverly Guy-Sheftall, founding director of the Women’s Research & Resource Center and Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies, Spelman College


The Power and Freedom of Black Feminist and Womanist Pedagogy

Still Woke

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Hardback
Paperback
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Summary
Summary
  • The Power and Freedom of Black Feminist and Womanist Pedagogy: Still Woke celebrates and reaffirms the power of Black feminist and womanist pedagogies and practices in university classrooms. Employing autocritography (through personal reflection, research, and critical analysis), the contributors to the volume boldly tell groundbreaking stories of their teaching experiences and their evolving relationships to Black feminist and womanist theory and criticism. From their own unique perspectives, each contributor views teaching as a life-changing collaborative and interactive endeavor with students. Moreover, each of them envisions their pedagogical practice as a strategic vehicle to transport the legacy of struggles for liberating, social justice and transformative change in the U.S. and globally. Firmly grounded in Black feminist and womanist theory and practice, this book honors the herstorical labor of Black women and women of color intellectual activists who have unapologetically held up the banner of freedom in academia.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 264 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
    978-1-66692-549-4 • Hardback • October 2022 • $115.00 • (£88.00)
    978-1-66692-551-7 • Paperback • April 2024 • $39.99 • (£30.00)
    978-1-66692-550-0 • eBook • October 2022 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
    Series: Race and Education in the Twenty-First Century
    Subjects: Education / Inclusive Education, Education / General, Education / Student Life & Student Affairs
Author
Author
  • Gary L. Lemons is professor of English at the University of South Florida.

    Cheryl R. Rodriguez is professor of Africana studies and anthropology at the University of South Florida.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Preface: Reaffirming the Power and Joy of Black Feminist and Womanist Thought, Gary L. Lemons and Cheryl R. Rodriguez

    Introduction: Embracing Transformation: Welcoming Wholeness and Truth into Our Classrooms, Cheryl R. Rodriguez and Gary L. Lemons

    Part I: “I Am”—Pedagogies of Resistance, Liberation, and Transformation

    Chapter One: The Radical Work of Teaching for Justice: Black Feminist Pedagogy for 21st Century Thought and Activism, Cheryl R. Rodriguez

    Chapter Two: Teaching as Liberatory Praxis: Learning to Shed Fear and Transcend Structures of Domination in the Classroom, Hanna Garth

    Chapter Three: Teaching Relationality: Pedagogies Across Asymmetries of Racialization and Colonization, Quynh Nhu Le

    Chapter Four: I am that, too: Integrating the Black Woman into the First Year Composition Classroom, Kendra N. Bryant

    Part II: Education “as the Practice of Freedom”: Holding on to bell hooks’ Pedagogical Legacy

    Chapter Five: Still Becoming Me: My Journey through bell hooks’ Vision of “Engaged Pedagogy”, La-Toya Scott

    Chapter Six: I Ain't No Damned Pedagogue: Reevaluating my Stance in the Classroom from a Black Feminist Perspective and Reclaiming my Mother Tongue, Maggie Romigh

    Chapter Seven: You Poured Your Soul into This Work: A Dialogue in the Spirit of Self-Transformation, Paul T. Corrigan

    Chapter Eight: Teaching to Progress: bell hooks, Radical Roots and Branches, Scott Neumeister

    Part III: Black Male Radical (His)Stories: Teaching to Survive

    Chapter Nine: Remembering Intersectional Interventions Teaching to Reclaim Human Rights Legacies, M. Thandabantu Iverson

    Chapter Ten: Working Overtime: My Mother and Black Feminists’ Embodied Narrative Inheritance, Marquese McFerguson

    Chapter Eleven: A Pedagogical Awakening: My Pro-Womanist His-Story, Vincent Adejumo

    Chapter Twelve: The Past and Future Diversities of HBCUs: Queerness and the Institutional Fulfillment of Black Studies, Roderick A. Ferguson

    Chapter Thirteen: Postscript: Professing Our Love for Social Justice “Committed to Survival and Wholeness of Entire People”, Gary L Lemons and Cheryl Rodriguez

    About the Contributors

Reviews
Reviews
  • The impressive range of scholar-teachers who comprise The Power and Freedom of Black Feminist and Womanist Pedagogy are serving black feminist and womanist activist pedagogy with grit, vulnerability, passion, and insight. To invoke Toni Morrison’s eloquent words, The Power and Freedom of Black Feminist and Womanist Pedagogy is not a set of stories "to pass on."


    — David Ikard, Vanderbilt University


    Still Woke—inspired by the pedagogical praxis and feminist/womanist theorizing of bell hooks—is a provocative, candid, inspirational, robust, exploration of what it means to craft transformative, transgressive classrooms. A diverse group of radical professors share, unapologetically, their own personal journeys and teaching strategies within a variety of academic contexts. This pioneering anthology bears witness to the unique struggles of committed feminist/womanist classroom warriors in their quest for survival, social justice and freedom.


    — Beverly Guy-Sheftall, founding director of the Women’s Research & Resource Center and Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies, Spelman College


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