Sistah Scholars-hip: A Black Feminist Epistemology Praxis for Black Women Researching Black Women
Abstract
Building upon Black feminist epistemology (BFE), we present “Sistah Scholars-hip,” which is a praxis-based derivative of BFE that aims to promote the study of Black women by shifting BFE from theory to practice for Black women scholars (referred to as “Sistah Scholars”). In the current paper, we detail the four relational domains in which Sistah Scholars can exemplify key tenets of BFE; these relational domains include self and ideas, participants, scholars, and field and society. We conclude with implications of the Sistah Scholars-hip Praxis for future research by Black women on Black women.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies
Critical Race Theory in Education
African cultural and philosophical studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Women s Studies in Communication
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 21–40
- Publication date
- 2 January 2026
- Language
- EN