학술논문
'Getting Lost in Stars and Glitter': Black Girls' Multimodal Literacies as Portals to New Suns
Document Type
Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Reports - Research
Author
Source
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0951-8398
1366-5898
1366-5898
Abstract
Using Octavia Butler's prophetic writing, specifically, passages from her "Parable" series, as a conceptual lens, this article will explore the ways one Black girl uses multimodal literacies to imagine new worlds that center and celebrate her Black girlhood. An exploration of her multimodal literacies shows how she simultaneously confronts reality, what exists under this earthly sun, and, in turn, also imagines and shares a new world, under a new sun, built for and by Black girls. This article builds on data collected from a practitioner research study of writing collaborative for girls of Color and applies feminist of Color analyses to create a narrative portrait that explores Black girl literacies as portals to new suns.