Dear Black Child: A Discussion on the Formation of Identity for African Diasporic Adolescents in the U.S.

<p>In this capstone project, I am using art, photography, and music to depict the experiences of African diasporic youth in the United States. I will explore the white supremacist systems that contribute to the anxiety that comes with being a black child in America. In this project, I plan to discuss the ways in which African diasporic adolescents develop their identity and consciousness and the ways in which living in American society helps and/or hinders the development of this identity and consciousness. I argue that living in the United States forces black youth to form double and triple consciousnesses, which in turn affects the ways in which they form their identities. I am presenting a blog site that gathers photos to illustrate the black experience in the eyes of the youth. I also include poems and song lyrics that correlate with the pictures. I use art from artists living on the continent of Africa, and the United States. I wanted to include the African continent as well as various places in the diaspora because this will help me focus on black youth that were born and raised in the United States as well as youth with families that have immigrated to the U.S. and are trying to discover their American identity.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Master

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Liberal Studies

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Ndiaye, Sokhnagade B

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Carrie Hintz

• African American Studies
• Africana Studies
• American Popular Culture
• Art and Design
• Education
• Diaspora
• United States
• Adolescents
• White Supremacy
• Black

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3873

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-4887