Tucker Amber
Department of Social and Cultural Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Violence Against Women. 2025 Jan;31(1):41-60. doi: 10.1177/10778012241283044. Epub 2024 Oct 7.
Drawing on Black feminist theories of intersectionality and concepts of temporality and embodiment, this study centers Black girlhood to understand Black girls embodied journeys of "becoming" Black women. Findings revealed that: (a) Black girls often have complicated histories that lead to constrained and liberatory choices in adulthood and motherhood; (b) becoming a Black woman involves continual adaptations to temporal and historical contexts; and (c) Black motherhood is a contested space, deeply shaped by remembering Black girlhood and navigating maternal responses to legacies of harm. This study highlights the challenges and strengths in the transitory states of Black womanhood.
本研究借鉴了黑人女性主义的交叉性理论以及时间性和身体体现的概念，以黑人少女时期为核心，来理解黑人女孩成为黑人女性的身体历程。研究结果表明：（a）黑人女孩往往有着复杂的经历，这些经历导致她们在成年和为人母时面临受限和解放性的选择；（b）成为黑人女性需要不断适应时间和历史背景；（c）黑人母亲身份是一个充满争议的领域，深受对黑人少女时期的记忆以及应对伤害遗留问题时母亲反应的影响。本研究凸显了黑人女性过渡阶段中的挑战与优势。
