ERIC Number: EJ1386418
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-1050-8406
EISSN: EISSN-1532-7809
Restorying a Black Girl's Future: Using Womanist Storytelling Methodologies to Reimagine Dominant Narratives in Computing Education
Shaw, Mia S.; Coleman, James Joshua; Thomas, Ebony Elizabeth; Kafai, Yasmin B.
Journal of the Learning Sciences, v32 n1 p52-75 2023
Background: Scholarship demonstrates that Black girls' capacities to imagine possible futures in computing are constrained by narratives of white masculinity and misogynoir embedded within computing. Building on race critical code studies and identity-as-narrative theories, we examine "restorying" through Black womanist storytelling methodologies for integrating Black girls' intersectional identities when designing and reimagining their computing futures. We ask: How might womanist storytelling methods support one Black girl in restorying possible computing futures? Methods: We present a case focused on one study participant, Heather's, restorying practices situated within a larger workshop wherein marginalized youth reimagined dominant narratives about computer science (CS). This was by creating interactive quilt patches using paper circuits and microcontrollers that challenged dominant narratives of white masculinity and misogynoir normalized throughout the field. Findings: We see that restorying through womanist storytelling methods allowed Heather to (1) deconstruct narratives of white masculinity and misogynoir throughout CS education by centering Black women's ways of knowing and doing, and (2) restory the past to enact possible CS futures and identities through computing. through Contribution: In the discussion, we address challenges and successes with integrating Black girls' experiences with speculative methodologies in learning sciences research.
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Racism, Gender Bias, Story Telling, Self Concept, Computer Science Education, Social Bias, STEM Education, Workshops, Museums, Electronic Equipment, High School Students, Urban Areas, Feminism
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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