New Considerations for Sista Circle Methodology: Applications in Relation to Beauty,Femininity,and Place

Abstract

Challenges to research methods rooted in colonialism, imperialism, and white supremacy have led to a reclamation of Black and Indigenous ways of knowing. In recent years, the Sista Circle Methodology emerged as a way of knowing created for and by Black women. In this article, we explore the application of the Sista Circle Methodology to the Black Beauty and Femininity Placed study, which examines how Black women conceive and operationalize beauty and femininity in relation to place. Using collective autoethnography and content analysis, we offer a reflective analysis detailing four themes that provide new considerations for the Sista Circle Methodology.

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Sista Circle methodology Black feminism collective autoethnography integrated methods

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