Black Deathing to Black Self-Determination: The Cultivating Substance of Counter-Narratives
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-miami16179842423738262021-08-03T07:17:00Z Black Deathing to Black Self-Determination: The Cultivating Substance of Counter-Narratives Ross, Genesis Aesthetics African Americans African American Studies Black History Black Studies Curricula Education Educational Leadership Ethics Families and Family Life Individual and Family Studies Pedagogy Performing Arts Philosophy Public Health Education Rhetoric Social Research Sociology Social Work Teaching Systematic Urban Planning Womens Studies Afro-Futurism Afro-Surreal Futurism Afro-Surrealism Afro-Pessimism Black Self-Determination Black Speculative Capitalism Colonialism Counter-Narratives Deathing Dehumanization Substance and Function Whiteness White Supremacy This conceptual research uses an Afro-Pessimistic lens to analyze the lack of Black Self-Determination in the United States of America (U.S.A). It sought to find out if counter-narratives could play a cultivating role. Upon completion of the analysis several concepts to deepen and expand understanding of the lack of Black Self-determination was revealed. Collectively the concepts help dissect counter-narratives into four types (counter-narrative moments, movements, periods, and permanents). This occurred by considering the conditions that make up counter-narratives and the functional possibilities of the counter-narratives given such conditions. Accounting for the make-up (substance) and the function of counter-narratives indicated two cultivating categories: liminal and permeant. To deepen understanding of and conceptually test counter-narratives within these categories, they were put into an Afro-Surreal Futuristic script (chapter 4). The script engaged the Afro-Pessimistic while aiming towards the Afro-Futuristic, by drawing upon the Afro-Surreal as a bridge. It was the bridge because it focused attention on the strengths in what had survived over time and could aid moving forward towards distinctly different realities. By doing so, counter-narratives that cultivated Black Self-Determination had to functionally help move beyond the current states maintaining the problem (Afro-Pessimistic conditions) and get to new states (Afro-Futuristic conditions) with levels of permanence.My exposure to being Black and living a Black Self-Determined existence is foundationally shaped by: 1) being born in the latter part of the 20th century in the U.S.A; 2) consistently sharing life with people born across generations; and 3) having grown up around countless responsible elders who were blood related or like family. The oral histories, witnessed accounts of racism, racial diversity of my grade-school classmates, slew of examples where adults chose to uphold certain values despite circumstances, advocacy for the well-being of others, and commitment to an unwavering communal environment provided me a rich understanding of Black people’s brilliance, strength, and informed capacity to navigate beyond confining circumstances. Amid evolving Afro-Pessimistic activities, there are a slew of accounts where Blacks maintain a rich repertoire of intellectual, artistic, innovative, technical, and spiritual acuity. This acuity has survived though it has been relentlessly suppressed by the social longevity of dominant colonial practices transpiring via that not limited to Dehumanization, Whiteness, White Supremacy, Colonialism, Capitalism, and Narratives. Even though this acuity has survived, it is not always regarded for its ability to progress Black lives to an Afro-Futuristic state in permanent ways. 2021-04-12 English text Miami University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1617984242373826 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1617984242373826 restricted--full text unavailable until 2026-04-08 This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Aesthetics African Americans African American Studies Black History Black Studies Curricula Education Educational Leadership Ethics Families and Family Life Individual and Family Studies Pedagogy Performing Arts Philosophy Public Health Education Rhetoric Social Research Sociology Social Work Teaching Systematic Urban Planning Womens Studies Afro-Futurism Afro-Surreal Futurism Afro-Surrealism Afro-Pessimism Black Self-Determination Black Speculative Capitalism Colonialism Counter-Narratives Deathing Dehumanization Substance and Function Whiteness White Supremacy Ross, Genesis Black Deathing to Black Self-Determination: The Cultivating Substance of Counter-Narratives |
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