Redefining Black Beauty: Hair-Care Packaging
How does the language used on hair care products define what is considered beautiful and, thus, imply how Black women should see their beauty?
Student Work: Research
Blackness and Colorism in Kenya Barris’s Productions
How is skin color treated in "Black-ish," "Grown-ish," and "Mixed-ish"?
White Parents, Black Hair
How do white parents of black, biracial, or transracial children find resources and form community centered around Black hair care?
Black Mothers and Boss Ladies on the Screen
The first installment of "A Seat at Our Table," featuring “The Black Women Boss Ladies of Shondaland” by Cheyenne Porcher
“Black Motherhood on Primetime Television” by Courteney Celestin, “Laboring Women: Black and White Beauticians in Film” by Ava Marshall, and “The Liberation of Black Women through Cinema” by Kendra Brown.
The Black Women Boss Ladies of Shondaland
How are the leading Black women on primetime television in the 2010s portrayed?
Black Motherhood on Primetime Television
From Claire Huxtable to Rainbow Johnson, how has the portrayal of Black women and Black motherhood in Black sitcoms changed over time?
Laboring Women: Black and White Beauticians in Film
A comparative analysis of "Steel Magnolias" and "Beauty Shop"
The Liberation of Black Women through Cinema
How do portrayals of Black women in the 1990s cinema reimagine the journey of self-discovery and healing?
The Erasure of Androgynous Style by Fashion Media
The publication Harry Styles in a dress on the cover of Vogue's December 2020 issue reveals a history of mainstream fashion appropriating subversive, androgynous styles and redefining them within the gender binary in order to sustain itself with new trends.
Paradoxical Pandemics
The responses of Christian organizations to the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and to the current coronavirus pandemic reveal how faith is interlaid with freedom and emphasize Christianity's impact in secular realms.
The Untold Story of California Missions
On religion and capitalism as motivators for colonial exploitation
Education and the Immigrant Experience
US curricula embed a warped sense of nationalism, and their lessons are especially problematic for immigrant students.
Developing the Self in the Digital Space
In the 21st century, teenagers have turned to social media platforms to develop their identities and find others like themselves, often resulting in the emergence of online subcultures.
