Blessed Positionality (Hardcover)

Hardcover. What might research become if it began with reverence for Black womens lives? This book explores how Black women and girlswhen centered as both researchers and the researchedreshape the norms, ethics, and methodologies of qualitative inquiry. Blessed Positionality (BP) is introduced as a relevant approach to the theoretical and methodological possibilities for better capturing Black Womanhood. The approach employed in this volume is deeply interdisciplinary, drawing on Black feminist theory, Africana epistemologies, and decolonial and ceremonial research traditions. While grounded in qualitative research, the book resists rigid disciplinary boundaries, weaving together theory, praxis, and reflection through essays, thought pieces, and applied research contributions from scholars across education, counseling, health, and cultural studies. Rather than offering a prescriptive model, the book invites readers into a long-standing conversation. This book introduces Blessed Positionality as a theoretical and methodological approach to capturing Black Womanhood. It draws on Black feminist theory, Africana epistemologies, and decolonial and ceremonial research traditions. It weaves together theory, praxis and reflection, in an invitation into a conversation of liberation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…