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Still Waiting to Exhale: An Intergenerational Narrative Analysis of Black Mothers and Daughters

Smith, Jamila D.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337797679

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2012, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, EDU Teaching and Learning.
This dissertation consists of a nine month, three-state ethnographic study on the intersectional effects of race, age, gender, and place in the lives of fourteen Black mothers and daughters, ages 15-65, who attempt to analyze and critique the multiple and competing notions of Black womanhood as “at risk” and “in crisis.” Epistemologically, the research is grounded in Black women’s narrative and literacy practices, and fills a gap in the existing literature on Black girlhood and Black women’s lived experiences through attention to the development of mother/daughter relationships, generational narratives, societal discourse, and othermothering. I argue that an in-depth analysis and critique of the dominant “at risk” and “in crisis” discourse is necessary to understand the conversations that are and are not taking place between Black mothers and daughters about race, gender, age, and place; that it is important to understand the ways in which Black girls respond to media portrayals and stereotypes; and that it is imperative that we closely examine the existing narratives at play in the everyday lives of intergenerational Black girls and women in Black communities. Through a multi-genred methodology of portraiture and playwriting, Black women and girls are not only calling for their stories to be told, but for them to be told in ways that are representative of the vast dynamics at play in our intersectional lives.
Elaine Richardson, Dr. (Advisor)
Adrienne Dixson, Dr. (Committee Member)
Carmen Kynard, Dr. (Committee Member)
Wendy Smooth, Dr. (Committee Member)
Cynthia Tyson, Dr. (Committee Member)
173 p.
Education
Black feminisms; Black girls; ethnography; Black women

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  • Smith, J. D. (2012). Still Waiting to Exhale: An Intergenerational Narrative Analysis of Black Mothers and Daughters [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337797679

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Smith, Jamila. Still Waiting to Exhale: An Intergenerational Narrative Analysis of Black Mothers and Daughters. 2012. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337797679.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Smith, Jamila. "Still Waiting to Exhale: An Intergenerational Narrative Analysis of Black Mothers and Daughters." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1337797679

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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