Recovering from ‘yo mama is so stupid’
(En)gendering a critical paradigm on Black feminist theory and pedagogy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12215324 |
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| Authors | Rochelle Brock (Indiana University Northwest, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 379-396 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-8398 • E-ISSN: 1366-5898 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09518398.2010.539190 |
| OpenAlex | W1981657729 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
This article offers an analysis of the dozens using Black feminist theory. The dozens are a ritualized verbal game of insults that historically have used sexual offenses against Black women as the vehicle for insults. Rather than simply viewing the dozens as a cultural phenomenon, the article draws a connection between its occurrence in West Africa, the West Indies, slave communities, and post enslavement and attempts to understand the various changes and the connection of the dozens to Black female devaluation. Through dialog with Oshun, the author deconstructs the historical and cultural significance of the dozens, placing it in a constructed conversation methodology. Importantly, the article shows how deconstruction of the dozens can be used as a pedagogical tool leading students to a deeper and more thorough understanding of a taken‐for‐granted cultural phenomenon
Aesthetics · Art · Conversation · Critical theory · Cultural phenomenon · Deconstruction (building · Dialog box · Epistemology · Phenomenon · Sociology · Anthropology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Gender Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
From plantation to ghetto
Slave religion
Cool pose
Rappin' and stylin' out
Sisters of the Yam
Technical Difficulties
The Recovery of Race in America
Black Feminist Thought
The Myth of the Negro Past
Ribbin' Jivin' and Playin' the Dozens
The training of the man of words in talking sweet
Joking Relationships, Kin Categories, and Clanship among the Gogo
On to the Next Level
Describing the Bricolage
| Highly cited | No |
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