We See the Stars: Young Black Girls’ Creative Imaginings of Intersectional STEM Futures through Art
2022; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 86; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/00131725.2022.2101827
ISSN1938-8098
Autores Tópico(s)Art Education and Development
ResumoInspired by Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the first African American woman astronaut, this essay employs an intersectional framework to illuminate how young Black girls, eight to ten years old, created visual artwork that foregrounded their embodied STEM knowledge, creativity, values, and innovation. For these girls, visual art served as sites of refusal where they rejected white male-centric visions of STEM and (re)claimed their rightful science and math futures through the knowledge, confidence, and passion within their BlackGirl bodies. Implications for improving STEM education for and nurturing the intersectional STEM aspirations and futures of young Black girls are discussed.
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