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Official account of the Black Women's Studies Association | est. 2018 | blackwomensstudies.org
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We are excited to announce that early bird registration is now open for our 2nd Annual Symposium at
bwsasymposium.vfairs.com
! There are a lot of great perks for those who register early. Early registration is open until 3/1! Stay tuned for the announcement of our Keynote Speaker and Plenary Session!
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It's not too late for you to attend the 2nd annual BWSA virtual symposium! Register by this Thursday, April 3 at
bwsasymposium.vfairs.com
to join us on Friday and Saturday.
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For
#BlackHistoryMonth
we have been celebrating
#28DaysofBWS
and today's pick is Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston.
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We are nearing the end of
#BlackHistoryMonth
, but we have something in store for next month! Check out today's book selections for
#28DaysofBWS
America, Goddam by Treva Lindsey, and The First African American Cartoonist by Jackie Ormes!
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For Days 18 and 19, we are highlighting We Tried to Tell Y'all by Meredith D. Clark and Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom for
#28daysofBWS
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We're excited to invite you to join us for our Word Count Wednesday tomorrow! It kicks off at noon, and there's still plenty of time to register through the link in our bio. We can't wait to co-work together!
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This
#BlackHistoryMonth
, we are highlighting foundational books in our discipline. Today's
#28DaysofBWS
book is Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe.
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We are celebrating
#BlackHistoryMonth
by highlighting Imagination A Manifesto by
@ruha9.bsky.social
and Vengeance Feminism by
@kalinicolegross.bsky.social
for
#28daysofBWS
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We are excited to announce that early bird registration is now open for our 2nd Annual Symposium at
bwsasymposium.vfairs.com
! There are a lot of great perks for those who register early. Early registration is open until 3/1! Stay tuned for the announcement of our Keynote Speaker and Plenary Session!
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Our day 13 and day 14 picks for
#28DaysofBWS
to celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
are Calling In How to Start Making Change With Those You'd Rather Cancel by Loretta J. Ross and The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson!
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During
#BlackHistoryMonth
we are highlighting Black Girl Autopoetics by Ashleigh Greene Wade for
#28DaysofBWS
!
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Today during
#BlackHistoryMonth
we are highlighting Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era by Ashley D. Farmer for
#28DaysofBWS
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It's that time again! Join us TOMORROW at noon EST to get some work done! You can register at
blackwomensstudies.org
!
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In honor of
#BlackHistoryMonth
, today's
#28daysofBWS
book is The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and The Black Panther Party in Oakland by Robyn C. Spencer!
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We are spotlighting these two titles for the weekend to celebrate Black History Month for
#28DaysofBWS
. Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War by Edda L. Fields-Black!
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Happy Friday! Today's
#28DaysofBWS
book is Brooding over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women's Lethal Resistance by Nikki M. Taylor!
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Today's
#28DaysofBWS
selection is Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston by Valeria Boyd.
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Happy Wednesday! Today's
#28DaysofBWS
is Island Queen by Vanessa Riley!
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We are on Day 4 of
#28DaysofBWS
, and today, we are featuring Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime by Deborah Elizabeth Whaley!
over 1 year ago
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Happy Tuesday! Do you have a project you're working on and want a virtual accountability buddy? Join us on Wednesday for our Word Count Wednesday! It is a great way to get work done and build community! You can register at
blackwomensstudies.org
!
#Blackademic
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Today's
#28DaysofBWS
book is Bad Fat Black Girl Notes from a Trap Feminist by Sesali Bowen.
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Today’s book for
#28DaysofBWS
is Black Feminist Writing: A Practical Guide to Publishing Academic Books by Stephanie Y. Evans !
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Happy Black History Month! We are excited to celebrate another year of Black Women’s Studies Books. For the next 28 days we will be highlighting different texts. Today’s book for
#28DaysofBWS
is Parable of The Sower by Octavia Butler. Have you all read this book before?
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We are excited to announce that submissions are now open for the 2025 BWSA Awards for best works in Black Women’s Studies. The awards are the Toni Cade Bambara Article Prize and the Cheryl A. Wall Graduate Student Paper Prize. Submissions are due by 3/8/25!
blackwomensstudies.org/awards
over 1 year ago
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2025 will bring changes beyond our control. We are embracing the art of storytelling this year, inspired by Toni Morrison's quote, “If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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📢 Call for Contributors! BWSA is spotlighting Black Women’s Studies texts for Women’s History Month 2025! . 🗓️ Submit interest by Jan 10, 2025: 🔗
blackwomensstudies.org/blog/2024/12...
#BlackWomensStudies
#Blackademics
#AddtoBlackademics
over 1 year ago
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The semester is coming to a close and we are gearing up for our last Word Count Wednesday of the year tomorrow. Let's finish the year strong! Join us tomorrow 12-2 pm est! Register via the link in our bio!
#blackademic
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It is
#GivingTuesday
, and we are an entirely volunteer-run organization. Donating to our organization will help us continue to host events and our annual virtual symposium and provide resources for those in the Black Women's Studies ecosystem.
over 1 year ago
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We hope everyone had a restful holiday. We are back this week with Word Count Wednesday. Join us as we co-work together and get some words on the page!
#blackademic
#blacksky
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reposted by
Black Women's Studies Association
African and Black Diaspora Journal
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If you work on the African diaspora, migration, transnationalism, racialisation and the experience of Black people and people of African descent, consider submitting your research for publication in our journal.
#africandiaspora
#transnationalism
Submit here:
www.tandfonline.com/journals/rab...
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Is this thing on? *taps mic* We are excited to build out our community here on Bluesky, but first, let's introduce our executive board. You can learn more about them via our website! Check them out in this thread!
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