Rokeshia Renné Ashley
Biographic Data
| ID | 653265 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rokeshia Renné Ashley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rokeshia Renné |
| FAMILY NAME | Ashley |
| SIGNATURE | ASHLEY R R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida International University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0374-6193 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Beyond Good Hair
This study explores how the documentary Good Hair functions as a mediated counter-narrative, influencing the modern natural hair movement among Black women. Using multi-method qualitative approaches—textual analysis of viewer reviews, a focus group with Black women, and an interview with a natural hair care expert—we examine the film’s impact on perceptions of beauty, identity, and health. Findings reveal that Good Hair provided viewers with a se…
Waistgangsociety
The purpose of this project is to determine the health information-seeking behaviors of Black women who use self-modification devices advertised on Instagram, and how they identify and negotiate risk factors related to these products. Forty-two interviews with Black women reveal that in seeking health risk information related to the devices, the women initially explored social media comments about the devices, replied with questions to the commen…
RealBleachers
Skin whitening, or also referred to as bleaching or lightening, is a skin regiment that works to reduce pigmentation in the skin, to commonly treat skin issues like discoloration, acne scars, hyperpigmentation, age spots, or whiten naturally dark skin. The purpose of this study was to understand Black women’s knowledge and how they communicate about health impacts of skin whitening, providing insight into users’ health literacy of skin whitening …
DemABleach
Taking a domestic approach to understanding a global phenomenon, I seek to illuminate how Black women communicate about, receive, and understand health information concerning a cultural health practice: skin whitening. Triangulating semi-structured in-depth interviews, autoethnography, field and participant observations, I completed a close look at skin whitening over four weeks of intensive observation and self-introspection. Findings reveal a c…
ModernBaartmans
The purpose of this study is to understand Black women’s recollection and representation of Saartjie Baartman in comparison to their own body image, while also aligning their interpretation of Baartman’s legacy through contemporary reflections of themselves and others. Interviews with 30 Black women in South Africa ( n = 15) and the United States ( n = 15) reveal that accurate knowledge and perceptions of Baartman’s experience varies; Baartman’s …
Black(er)face and Post-Racialism
Journal Article Black(er)face and Post-Racialism: Employing Racial Difference and "Progressive" Primitivism Online Get access Cristina Mislán, Cristina Mislán Department of Journalism Studies, Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211 Corresponding author: Cristina Mislán; e-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rokeshia Renné Ashley Rokeshia Re…
BlackBodiesMatter
The purpose of this study is to examine the willingness and motivation to engage in body modification to attain an ideal body image from a cross-cultural perspective of Black women in the United States and Black women in South Africa. Semi-structured interviews ( n = 30) reveal that exercise is the most salient method of modification because it is inexpensive, promotes health and wellness, wards off familial health issues such as diabetes, and sh…
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BlackBodiesMatter
The purpose of this study is to examine the willingness and motivation to engage in body modification to attain an ideal body image from a cross-cultural perspective of Black women in the United States and Black women in South Africa. Semi-structured interviews ( n = 30) reveal that exercise is the most salient method of modification because it is inexpensive, promotes health and wellness, wards off familial health issues such as diabetes, and sh…
Black(er)face and Post-Racialism
Journal Article Black(er)face and Post-Racialism: Employing Racial Difference and "Progressive" Primitivism Online Get access Cristina Mislán, Cristina Mislán Department of Journalism Studies, Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211 Corresponding author: Cristina Mislán; e-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rokeshia Renné Ashley Rokeshia Re…
DemABleach
Taking a domestic approach to understanding a global phenomenon, I seek to illuminate how Black women communicate about, receive, and understand health information concerning a cultural health practice: skin whitening. Triangulating semi-structured in-depth interviews, autoethnography, field and participant observations, I completed a close look at skin whitening over four weeks of intensive observation and self-introspection. Findings reveal a c…
ModernBaartmans
The purpose of this study is to understand Black women’s recollection and representation of Saartjie Baartman in comparison to their own body image, while also aligning their interpretation of Baartman’s legacy through contemporary reflections of themselves and others. Interviews with 30 Black women in South Africa ( n = 15) and the United States ( n = 15) reveal that accurate knowledge and perceptions of Baartman’s experience varies; Baartman’s …
RealBleachers
Skin whitening, or also referred to as bleaching or lightening, is a skin regiment that works to reduce pigmentation in the skin, to commonly treat skin issues like discoloration, acne scars, hyperpigmentation, age spots, or whiten naturally dark skin. The purpose of this study was to understand Black women’s knowledge and how they communicate about health impacts of skin whitening, providing insight into users’ health literacy of skin whitening …
Waistgangsociety
The purpose of this project is to determine the health information-seeking behaviors of Black women who use self-modification devices advertised on Instagram, and how they identify and negotiate risk factors related to these products. Forty-two interviews with Black women reveal that in seeking health risk information related to the devices, the women initially explored social media comments about the devices, replied with questions to the commen…
Beyond Good Hair
This study explores how the documentary Good Hair functions as a mediated counter-narrative, influencing the modern natural hair movement among Black women. Using multi-method qualitative approaches—textual analysis of viewer reviews, a focus group with Black women, and an interview with a natural hair care expert—we examine the film’s impact on perceptions of beauty, identity, and health. Findings reveal that Good Hair provided viewers with a se…
Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Health care (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Black women (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works)