Books by Andrea Y Adomako
New Perspectives on African Childhood: Constructions, Histories, Representations and Understandings , 2019
African children’s literature, because of its articulations of African pedagogy, presents a uniqu... more African children’s literature, because of its articulations of African pedagogy, presents a unique archive and opportunity to grapple with the legacy of colonialism as it relates to African childhoods. One of the most influential Ghanaian authors of children’s literature is Efua Theodora Sutherland. Although Sutherland remains under examined in the world of African children’s literature this essay positions Sutherland’s A Voice in the Forest (1983) as a piece of children’s literature that reorients postcolonial African children as subversive figures. This work not only analyses how the child-like figures in the text subvert discourses of dominance and power tied to Western patriarchal values, but also the ways in which gendered independence is represented in the text as a part of a dialogue concerning African girlhood as an anti-colonial function. Sutherland’s text complicates pre-existing binaries and necessitates a re-articulation of what African childhoods can entail.
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African American Studies Center
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Feminist Formations
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The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth
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National Political Science Review, 2018
In 2016 #1000Blackgirlbooks was launched as part of Marley Dias’ social action project where she ... more In 2016 #1000Blackgirlbooks was launched as part of Marley Dias’ social action project where she set the goal of collecting 1,000 books that center Black girls. Marley created this space because the mainstream media and publishing industry does not highlight contemporary Black girls such as Marley. Her work exemplifies how social media and children’s literature work together to empower Black girls and expand understandings of Black girlhood. Impacted by the rise of #blackgirlmagic, hashtags such as #1000blackgirlbooks showcase how Black girls are calling attention to the importance of literary traditions for Black girls. #1000blackgirlbooks is a counter narrative that allows us to explore the link between the digital and physical and represent what theoretical, material and imaginative resources we need in order to resist hegemonic narratives of Black girlhood. The social and political movement, such as #1000blackgirlbooks, to celebrate and acknowledge Black girlhood can only continue as Black girls engaging in practices to be named and to name their stories.
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