“As a Black woman from a family of Black women, doing research for/about/with Black women, working for the good of Black women, this work holds a special place in my heart.” Me! Well I guess I should start with my story, huh? I won’t tell my life story, lol, but I’ll tell you how I …
As storytelling is an art, I consider narrative research an art as well. In my dissertation Disappointed but not Surprised: A Critical Narrative Inquiry of Black Women’s Doctoral Experiences in Agricultural and Life Sciences, I had the honor of telling the doctoral stories of six (including myself) Black women doctoral candidates. The (re)telling others’ stories, as well as one’s own, must be done delicately and intentionally.
