Millicent G. Davis
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- School: University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Campus: Champaign
- Department: African-American Studies
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Location:
901 West Illinois Street,
Urbana, IL - 61801 - Dates at University Of Illinois at Urbana: August 2013 - November 2013
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Biography
University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign - African-American Studies
Artist, Educational Consultant, Independent Scholar
Amira Millicent
Davis, EdM, PhD
Greater Chicago Area
PhD in Educational Policy Studies. EdM in Curriculum and Instruction. Graduate concentration in African American Studies with coursework in Cultural Studies. I conducted postdoctoral research on supplementary Saturday schools. My research interests are Africana Studies, curriculum and pedagogy, critical race theory, Africana women's gender paradigms, African Diasporic arts production and performance. I am also a mother and grandmother.
I offer the following services:
- Educational consultant specializing in African-centered curricular and pedagogical models
- Multigenerational arts and literacy, programs
- Crafting workshops
- Cultural performances
- Educator professional development
- Mothering coach
Experience
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Educational Policy Studies, Critical Race Theory and African American Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Researched supplementary education, e.g. Saturday Schools, for communities of African descent in U.S. Midwest and London, England.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Visiting Lecturer, Department of African American Studies
Lecturer: Afro 101/Hist 174, Black America: 1619 - Present Afro 342/Soc 325, Black Men and MasculinitiesUniversity of Illnois at Urbana
PhD
Educational Policy Studies
Publications
Jalimusa: An Epic Tale of Black Motherhood
Bahar Publishing
Using stories of real and fictional Black mothers, Jalimusa explores issues of culture, representation, education, advocacy, spirituality, research, eldermotherhood, and reproduction. The book challenges dominant narratives of Black motherhood by deploying critical race and Black feminist theory that privilege storytelling as a medium for broadening understanding and galvanizing support.
