1st Edition
Black Girlhood and Identity in Canadian Elementary Schools A Feminist Perspective on Voice, Agency, and Visibility
By Natasha Burford
Copyright 2025
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume uses interviews and narratives data from self-identified Black women reflecting on their childhood in the Canadian public school system, to explore voice and agency, girlhood, and identity in Canada’s elementary schools. Exploring themes of race, gender, identity, friendship, dreams, authority, and success, the author showcases diversity in Black Canadian feminism and gives voice and... Read more
Chapter 1: Where Is My Africa Within the Curriculum? Chapter 2: The Complexities of Blackness Chapter 3: Whiteness and the Idea of Multicultural Schools Chapter 4: At the Intersection of Race and Gender Chapter 5: Black Girl Code: The Modern Feminist Chapter 6: Black Girl’s Stories in School: Hear Our Truth Chapter 7: Where Do We Go from Here? Chapter 8: Bringing it All Together Chapter 9: Loving Blackness: A Call to Action Chapter 10: Where Are We Now?
Biography
Natasha Burford is Sessional Lecturer and Teacher at the University of Toronto, and an Elementary Teacher with the Toronto District School Board for 18 years.
