Book Review: Shapeshifters: Black Girls and the Choreography of Citizenship

Authors

  • Misha N. Inniss-Thompson Vanderbilt University

Keywords:

gender performance, Black girls

Abstract

This review highlights Cox’s masterful ability explore how Black girls living in a Detroit homeless shelter navigate experiences with racism, poverty, and gender-based violence; talk back against stereotypes and controlling images; and highlight their right to citizenship.

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Author Biography

Misha N. Inniss-Thompson, Vanderbilt University

Doctoral Student in Community Research and Action within the Department of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University

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Published

2018-08-03

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 1 (2018)

Section

39.1 Conversation

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