Mel Michelle Lewis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3990456 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mel Michelle Lewis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mel Michelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Lewis |
| SIGNATURE | LEWIS M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
All the Gifts You Gave Us, and
All the Gifts You Gave Us, and: Love, and: Crabbing Bayou Como, Royal Oaks Plantation, and: Yellow Mary Artist Self Portrait, Daughters of the Oaks, and: A Sacred Night Bath in Maryland USA 1., and: A Sacred Night Bath in Maryland USA 2 OZ Sanders (bio), Mel Michelle Lewis (bio), and Nina Q. Allen (bio) Is she as pretty as a pictureOr clear as crystalOr pure as a lilyOr black as coalOr sharp as a razor? —Lorna Simpson, Twenty Questions (A Sampler…
Intersex Justice Pedagogy
This article coins the term Intersex Justice Pedagogy and outlines this practice as a decolonial and intersectional teaching and learning praxis that affirms bodily integrity and bodily autonomy as the practice of liberation for intersex people of color. The author examines the personal, political, and pedagogical exigency for a pedagogy that centers voices from overlapping and interlocking intersex, queer, trans, nonbinary, and feminist communit…
Yellow Mary Artist Self Portrait, Daughters of the Oaks
Crabbing Bayou Como, Royal Oaks Plantation
A genuine article
This article examines gender expression as central to the pedagogical projects of Black lesbian feminist pedagogues teaching interdisciplinary material related to race, gender, and sexuality. Participants discuss the ways in which their own masculinity, femme identity, and gendered performances influence instructive practices in the classroom and collegiality on campus. Being a "genuine article" of intersectionality theory plays a role in creativ…
Body of Knowledge
This article examines the "body as text" in the Black women's studies classroom. I transparently name this method of teaching "Black queer feminist pedagogy," an ordered and practical teaching method that relies on both the teaching of realities and teaching through interdisciplinary practices, while recognizing the body as a site of learning and knowledge. Illustrated by autoethnographic narratives drawn from classroom experiences, I discuss how…
Body of Knowledge
This article examines the "body as text" in the Black women's studies classroom. I transparently name this method of teaching "Black queer feminist pedagogy," an ordered and practical teaching method that relies on both the teaching of realities and teaching through interdisciplinary practices, while recognizing the body as a site of learning and knowledge. Illustrated by autoethnographic narratives drawn from classroom experiences, I discuss how…
A genuine article
This article examines gender expression as central to the pedagogical projects of Black lesbian feminist pedagogues teaching interdisciplinary material related to race, gender, and sexuality. Participants discuss the ways in which their own masculinity, femme identity, and gendered performances influence instructive practices in the classroom and collegiality on campus. Being a "genuine article" of intersectionality theory plays a role in creativ…
Intersex Justice Pedagogy
This article coins the term Intersex Justice Pedagogy and outlines this practice as a decolonial and intersectional teaching and learning praxis that affirms bodily integrity and bodily autonomy as the practice of liberation for intersex people of color. The author examines the personal, political, and pedagogical exigency for a pedagogy that centers voices from overlapping and interlocking intersex, queer, trans, nonbinary, and feminist communit…
Body of Knowledge
This article examines the "body as text" in the Black women's studies classroom. I transparently name this method of teaching "Black queer feminist pedagogy," an ordered and practical teaching method that relies on both the teaching of realities and teaching through interdisciplinary practices, while recognizing the body as a site of learning and knowledge. Illustrated by autoethnographic narratives drawn from classroom experiences, I discuss how…
A genuine article
This article examines gender expression as central to the pedagogical projects of Black lesbian feminist pedagogues teaching interdisciplinary material related to race, gender, and sexuality. Participants discuss the ways in which their own masculinity, femme identity, and gendered performances influence instructive practices in the classroom and collegiality on campus. Being a "genuine article" of intersectionality theory plays a role in creativ…
All the Gifts You Gave Us, and
All the Gifts You Gave Us, and: Love, and: Crabbing Bayou Como, Royal Oaks Plantation, and: Yellow Mary Artist Self Portrait, Daughters of the Oaks, and: A Sacred Night Bath in Maryland USA 1., and: A Sacred Night Bath in Maryland USA 2 OZ Sanders (bio), Mel Michelle Lewis (bio), and Nina Q. Allen (bio) Is she as pretty as a pictureOr clear as crystalOr pure as a lilyOr black as coalOr sharp as a razor? —Lorna Simpson, Twenty Questions (A Sampler…
Intersex Justice Pedagogy
This article coins the term Intersex Justice Pedagogy and outlines this practice as a decolonial and intersectional teaching and learning praxis that affirms bodily integrity and bodily autonomy as the practice of liberation for intersex people of color. The author examines the personal, political, and pedagogical exigency for a pedagogy that centers voices from overlapping and interlocking intersex, queer, trans, nonbinary, and feminist communit…
Yellow Mary Artist Self Portrait, Daughters of the Oaks
Crabbing Bayou Como, Royal Oaks Plantation
Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (2 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (2 works) · Intersectionality (2 works) · Political science (2 works)