Janet Rosemarie Seow
Biographic Data
| ID | 6849768 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janet Rosemarie Seow |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janet Rosemarie |
| FAMILY NAME | Seow |
| SIGNATURE | SEOW J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9213-6946 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti
Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti unsettles harmful depictions of Black childhood and reconceptualizes the role of young Black females in racialized communities with an acute awareness of the challenges they encounter in the realworld. Using the speculative form of Binti as an allegory for the present, this article turns to the character of Binti to highlight ways to overcome obstacles of exclusion and otherness. Inspiration is found in how Okorafor utilize…
Black Girls and Dolls Navigating Race, Class, and Gender in Toronto
Doll play is critical in the formation of young black girls’ gender, race, and class identities. In this article, I use textual analysis that emphasizes how physical changes in dolls correspond to contextual shifts in society over the last seven decades, and qualitative research with ten Afro-Caribbean girls and young women in Toronto to reveal the racial and cultural meanings of dolls in young people’s everyday lives and how doll play is complic…
Black Girls and Dolls Navigating Race, Class, and Gender in Toronto
Doll play is critical in the formation of young black girls’ gender, race, and class identities. In this article, I use textual analysis that emphasizes how physical changes in dolls correspond to contextual shifts in society over the last seven decades, and qualitative research with ten Afro-Caribbean girls and young women in Toronto to reveal the racial and cultural meanings of dolls in young people’s everyday lives and how doll play is complic…
Black Girls and Dolls Navigating Race, Class, and Gender in Toronto
Doll play is critical in the formation of young black girls’ gender, race, and class identities. In this article, I use textual analysis that emphasizes how physical changes in dolls correspond to contextual shifts in society over the last seven decades, and qualitative research with ten Afro-Caribbean girls and young women in Toronto to reveal the racial and cultural meanings of dolls in young people’s everyday lives and how doll play is complic…
Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti
Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti unsettles harmful depictions of Black childhood and reconceptualizes the role of young Black females in racialized communities with an acute awareness of the challenges they encounter in the realworld. Using the speculative form of Binti as an allegory for the present, this article turns to the character of Binti to highlight ways to overcome obstacles of exclusion and otherness. Inspiration is found in how Okorafor utilize…
Gender Studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Allegory (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 work) · Class (philosophy (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work) · Digital Games and Media (1 work)