To Be Black, Radical, and Free
Abstract
Too often, research focused on Black women and healing is considered “not academic enough,” the community itself “not significant enough,” and Black women researchers are not foregrounded enough. This chapter introduces the 4C methodology and moisturized and wrapped healing circles as a rejection of extractive research that is all too common in the academy. Drawing on Black methodologies such as Afrocentricity and endarkened storywork, this chapter frames the groundwork that shaped the subversive practices in research and made way for my 4C methodology.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Feminist Theory and Gender Studies
Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 41–61
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter