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

Shanita Mitchell·
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·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

Shanita Mitchell and Renata Ferdinand·
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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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“Double Consciousness as a Black American”: New Video from The Twerking Academic

Shanita Mitchell·
All ContentAutoethnographic Art & MultimediaVolume 2, Issue 3 (2022)
·September 2, 2022·3 min read
"In the newest video from The Twerking Academic, I explore how the summer of 2020 slammed me back into an awareness of my own double consciousness as a Black American."
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The Twerking Academic: “Four Women,” a Multimedia Autoethnography

Shanita Mitchell·
All ContentAutoethnographic Art & MultimediaVolume 2, Issue 2 (2022)
·April 22, 2022·3 min read
I pay homage to Nina Simone’s already iconic and thorough exploration of stereotypes by setting the project to the song “Four Women.”
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The Twerking Academic: “Strong Black Woman”, a Multimedia Autoethnography

Shanita Mitchell·
All ContentAutoethnographic Art & MultimediaVolume 2, Issue 1 (2022)
·February 10, 2022·3 min read
"At what age does a Black woman learn that it is her job to be strong?"
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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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The Twerking Academic: Bodily Autonomy & “My Stuff”, a Multimedia Performance

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All ContentAutoethnographic Art & MultimediaVolume 1, Issue 2 (2021)
·November 13, 2021·3 min read
"Then comes that special brand of rage and dejection that the patriarchy inspires by attempting to steal away with my bodily autonomy."
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Black Feminist Grit: “A Seat at the Table” with The Twerking Academic

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All ContentAutoethnographic Art & MultimediaVolume 1, Issue 1 (2021)
·November 7, 2021·3 min read
“A Seat at the Table” is the autoethnographic manifestation of my vulnerability, anger, and anguish, of my black feminist grit."
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