Aimee Meredith Cox è un'antropologa culturale e professoressa associata di performance e studi africani e afroamericani. Il suo lavoro approfondisce le complessità dell'infanzia nera, esplorando come la danza e il movimento diventino strumenti cruciali per plasmare e negoziare l'identità e la cittadinanza. In qualità di coreografa e danzatrice, Cox unisce l'indagine accademica alla pratica incarnata, rivelando le potenti connessioni tra espressione artistica, attivismo e trasformazione sociale.
In this ethnography of the Fresh Start homeless shelter in Detroit, Aimee Meredith Cox shows how the shelter's residents-young black women whose average age is twenty-critique their social marginalization and find creative ways to exercise their agency.
Exploring the intricate relationship between gender and space, this volume examines how gender norms and identities are both constructed and deconstructed in various contexts. It delves into the ways in which gendered bodies interact with, occupy, and reclaim spaces, highlighting the dynamic and reciprocal nature of these interactions. Through creative engagement with different sites, the chapters reveal the complexities of gendered experiences in relation to physical and social environments.