Researching Race Series
The Researching Race Series is professional development for academics and autodidacts interested in learning about race, racism and research. Sessions will include topics ranging from theoretical frameworks and framing, methodologies, epistemological and ontological positioning, subject selection, writing, dissertation, and research.
Theorizing Black Girlhood: From Theory to Practice
Featuring: Ashley Smith-Purviance, PhD | Ohio State University
Date: Nov. 18, 2025
Time: 5:30-7:00 p.m. EST
Presentation Abstract
As an expansive field, Black girlhood studies centers Black girls’ voices, experiences and demands for their educational liberation. As educators, we must take seriously both the theorizing Black girls engage in and the guidance and recommendations offered by Black girlhood scholars as we reimagine educational spaces. Grounded in Black girlhood studies, this talk will highlight the field’s contributions, amplify Black girls’ voices and their visions for the educational spaces they deserve, and explore co-theorizing pedagogies that can meaningfully inform our everyday practice with and alongside Black girls.
