Abstract
A great attribute of Africana feminisms is allowing room for untraditional and traditional methods of storytelling and healing, as seen in African American folklore and Africana theatre. Black women's existences are unconventional; Therefore, it is important for the form of feminism that represents them to reflect their unconventionality and who they are inside and outside of the patriarchal gaze. Lack of inclusivity and effort to understand the forms of feminist change that black women have historically demanded has left a gap in the implementation of policies such as Title IX Act of 1972. In writing my memoir, I am using Africana feminist methods of unmasking and storytelling to analyze the experience of black college pregnancy and how this experience is considered in the advancement for equal educational opportunities. I will be using a black womanist lens and Africana feminist methods of unmasking and storytelling to examine the inclusivity of lower income black female college students in the Title IX's pregnant and parenting student policy, as implemented at the College of Wooster.
Advisor
Grace, Nancy
Department
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Recommended Citation
Williams, Felicia Michelle, "The Phoenix Among the Feathers: A Creative Memoir Analysis" (2018). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 7974.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/7974
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Publication Date
2018
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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