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The Twerking Academic: What Happens When A Witch Is Black & Beautiful?

Shanita Mitchell·
All ContentAutoethnographic Art & MultimediaLaughter Special Issue, 2023Special Issues
·July 20, 2023·5 min read
What happens when a witch is black? This piece is a salute to the transformational beauty of cosplay & all the laughter it inspires. 
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The Twerking Academic on Black Hair: How Deep Is Your Love?

Shanita Mitchell·
All ContentAutoethnographic Art & MultimediaVolume 3, Issue 1 (2023)
·February 8, 2023·3 min read
This piece explores the ways in which identity and esteem are interwoven into the topic of Black hair.
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New Podcast: Finding Joy in Artistic Performance as Black Feminist Autoethnography

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·February 5, 2023·4 min read
How do creatives find joy in artistic performance as a form of black feminist autoethnography? Podcast & video.
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The AutoEthnographer’s Shanita Mitchell Wins 2022 IAANI Award

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·November 16, 2021·1 min read
"Congratulations to Shanita Mitchell, Editorial Board member of The AutoEthnographer and multimedia artist, for her recognition by the International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry (IAANI)."
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