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Shapeshifters: Black Girls And The Choreography Of Citizenship,Used
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In Shapeshifters Aimee Meredith Cox Explores How Young Black Women In A Detroit Homeless Shelter Contest Stereotypes, Critique Their Status As Partial Citizens, And Negotiate Poverty, Racism, And Gender Violence To Create And Imagine Lives For Themselves. Based On Eight Years Of Fieldwork At The Fresh Start Shelter, Cox Shows How The Shelter'S Residentswho Range In Age From Fifteen To Twentytwoemploy Strategic Methods She Characterizes As Choreography To Disrupt The Social Hierarchies And Prescriptive Narratives That Work To Marginalize Them. Among These Are Dance And Poetry, Which Residents Learn In Shelter Workshops. These Outlets For Performance And Selfexpression, Cox Shows, Are Key To The Residents Exercising Their Agency, While Their Creation Of Alternative Family Structures Demands A Rethinking Of Notions Of Care, Protection, And Love. Cox Also Uses These Young Women'S Experiences To Tell Larger Stories: Of Detroit'S History, The Great Migration, Deindustrialization, The Politics Of Respectability, And The Construction Of Black Girls And Women As Social Problems. With Shapeshifters Cox Gives A Voice To Young Black Women Who Find Creative And Nonnormative Solutions To The Problems That Come With Being Young, Black, And Female In America.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'Shapeshifters: Black Girls and the Choreography of Citizenship'? A: The main theme revolves around how young Black women, particularly those living in a Detroit homeless shelter, navigate and contest societal stereotypes and marginalization. The book explores their agency through creative expression, including dance and poetry.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Shapeshifters'? A: The author is Aimee Meredith Cox, who draws from eight years of fieldwork to provide insights into the lives of young Black women in a homeless shelter.
- Q: What type of research did Aimee Meredith Cox conduct for this book? A: Aimee Meredith Cox conducted eight years of ethnographic fieldwork at the Fresh Start shelter in Detroit, which informs the narratives and analyses presented in the book.
- Q: What age group do the residents of the shelter featured in the book belong to? A: The residents of the Fresh Start shelter range in age from fifteen to twenty-two years old.
- Q: What methods do the young women in the book use to express their agency? A: The young women use various methods, including dance and poetry, learned during shelter workshops, as a means of self-expression and contesting social hierarchies.
- Q: What social issues does 'Shapeshifters' address? A: The book addresses several critical social issues, including poverty, racism, gender violence, and the complexities of citizenship for young Black women.
- Q: When was 'Shapeshifters' published? A: The book was published on August 14, 2015.
- Q: What is the binding type of 'Shapeshifters'? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: How many pages does 'Shapeshifters' have? A: The book contains 296 pages.
- Q: In which category is 'Shapeshifters' classified? A: The book is classified under 'Children's Studies'.