Jameka Hartley
Biographic Data
| ID | 3990469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jameka Hartley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jameka |
| FAMILY NAME | Hartley |
| SIGNATURE | HARTLEY J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rhode Island School of Design |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Stitching Theory
In this essay, we consider the emancipatory potential and power of creativity that has been passed down intergenerationally between Black women. From foremothers to grandmothers, we reflect on the life-giving and life-sustaining power of Black women’s creativity to highlight how their artistry is an inheritance and means of everyday survival. By focusing on the generative and generational potential of found art, we propose stitching theory as an …
Designing Motherhood
May I
May I? Jameka Hartley (bio) If you were a well, may Idip into your waters and drink you If you were a pipe, may Iput you to my mouth and smoke you If you were a car, may Iclimb behind your wheel and drive you If you were soil, may Idig my hands in and till you If you were mine, may I? [End Page 264] Jameka Hartley Jameka Hartley is an interdisciplinary Black feminist poet and scholar. She is an assistant professor of history, philosophy, and soci…
Mama Taught Me
There is often a single stereotyped story told of Black single mothers and their children. By reducing these mothers and their children to stereotypes of poor, uneducated, never married, and lacking resources, their humanity is limited. To move beyond this deficit framework, I use autoethnographic methods and poetics to offer counternarratives. As a Black woman who was raised by a Black single mother, I know firsthand the importance of humanizing…
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Mama Taught Me
There is often a single stereotyped story told of Black single mothers and their children. By reducing these mothers and their children to stereotypes of poor, uneducated, never married, and lacking resources, their humanity is limited. To move beyond this deficit framework, I use autoethnographic methods and poetics to offer counternarratives. As a Black woman who was raised by a Black single mother, I know firsthand the importance of humanizing…
Designing Motherhood
May I
May I? Jameka Hartley (bio) If you were a well, may Idip into your waters and drink you If you were a pipe, may Iput you to my mouth and smoke you If you were a car, may Iclimb behind your wheel and drive you If you were soil, may Idig my hands in and till you If you were mine, may I? [End Page 264] Jameka Hartley Jameka Hartley is an interdisciplinary Black feminist poet and scholar. She is an assistant professor of history, philosophy, and soci…
Stitching Theory
In this essay, we consider the emancipatory potential and power of creativity that has been passed down intergenerationally between Black women. From foremothers to grandmothers, we reflect on the life-giving and life-sustaining power of Black women’s creativity to highlight how their artistry is an inheritance and means of everyday survival. By focusing on the generative and generational potential of found art, we propose stitching theory as an …
Art (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Art Education and Development (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Autoethnography (1 work) · Bioethics and Human Rights Issues (1 work)