Date of Award
Fall 12-12-2023
Degree Name
Masters in American Studies
Department
Interdisciplinary Studies
Committee Chair/First Advisor
Dr. Griselda Thomas
Second Advisor
Dr. Seneca Vaught
Abstract
This capstone project explores the possibilities of the societal standards of southern Black motherhood creating oppositional experiences for Black women and their claims to freedom and bodily autonomy. I am writing about the lived experiences of southern Black women, including myself, within their communities to explore anti-respectability themes in the lives and performances of southern women and female hip hop performers through the lens of intersectionality. This creative nonfiction1 and scholarship reflect my academic exploration into the ways foundational Black feminist theory and relevant texts connect to my individual lived experiences of motherhood and identity within the post-hip-hop generations. I use creative nonfiction to build a narrative about the intersection of how I perform mothering and mothering as performance in hip-hop culture.
Included in
African American Studies Commons, American Studies Commons, Hip Hop Studies Commons, Women's Studies Commons
