The authors argue that embracing life necessitates a shift in how we conceptualize wellness
in education. They delve into the exploration of humanizing wellness and living well by …

Anti-Blackness, as a sociopolitical matrix, fails to acknowledge Black livingness,
necessitating a departure from traditional representational modalities to engage with Black …

Existing literature on Black caregiver's interactions with their children has overwhelmingly
focused on parenting deficits and interventions designed to “fix” Black families. In utilizing …

In this chapter, we provide a snapshot of critical theories with salience for adult education to
illuminate their enduring efficacy within the discipline, including critical feminism, queer …

This co-authored piece shares a story about how two Black conference-goers negotiated joy
in an (un) conference space. In turn, finding celebration within sometimes volatile, traditional …

This study explores specific examples of social pressures and performances Black women
student affairs professionals have navigated, adapted, and challenged since the pandemic's …

The focus on Black joy helps to reshape conceptualizations of justice and the approach to
educational research and practice (Masterson et al, 2023). This qualitative inquiry intends to …

In this dissertation I explore the fugitive technology practices of Black high-schoolers in a
tech-rich after-school makerspace. To do so, I invoke ontologies from two cyborgs to make …