Join us for our Social Behavioral Interest Group (SBIG) Colloquium on April 2, 2026!
Speaker: Dr. Ashley Smith-Purviance (The Ohio State University Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies)
Title: Rememory as Method: Co-Creating Black Girlhood Narratives
Abstract: Grounded in Black girlhood studies and community-engaged, participatory research methods, this presentation explores rememory as a methodological and pedagogical practice for co-creating narratives with Black girls. Drawing on Toni Morrison's concept of rememory, this talk positions remembering as a collective process that centers Black girls' and women's theorizing and lived experiences. Through examples from her research and experiences co-creating afterschool spaces alongside young Black girls, Dr. Ashley Smith-Purviance illustrates how researchers and practitioners can engage pedagogies and practices that honor Black girls as knowledge producers and collaborators as they develop narratives that fully and adequately reflect their lives, and on their own terms.
The Social Behavior Interest Group consists of members of the university community who are interested in social psychological research. The SBIG supports an active program of visiting speakers. The group meets weekly to hear speakers describe their recent research. Since 1990, SBIG has brought in numerous distinguished visiting speakers. Presentations have included contemporary issues in the study of attitudes, social cognition, prejudice & stereotyping, and also applied research questions in the domains of health and consumer behavior.