Transnational Black feminism: L.O.V.E. as a practice of freedom, equity, and justice in English language teaching

Abstract

This article contributes to the TESOL paradigm by highlighting ways in which bodies of Black feminist thought, transnational feminism, and transnational Black feminism endeavors antiracist practices and support students via English language teaching (ELT). The author utilizes the Transnational Black feminist (TBF) framework—intersectionality, scholar activism, solidarity building, and attention to borders and boundaries—to guide the article. The author provides definitions for racial equity and racial justice and explains what these terms mean in practice when adopting the TBF lens in the English language classroom. The article shows how racial equity and racial justice can be effectively incorporated with a method of L.O.V.E. (Lifting others, Offering support, Valuing others, and Evolving self) that embodies the work of TBF.