From Object to Subject: Exploring the Absent Presence of Black Women Preservice Teachers in Teacher Education Literature

This article is a review of current research on Black women preservice teachers (BWPSTs) in the United States. This review explores teacher education literature, focusing on how Black women have been characterized. In particular, this review found that BWPSTs have occupied an absent presence in teacher education literature by often being present in articles—especially those that focus on “teachers of color—while their identities and experiences as Black women have been absent. This article ends with recommendations for new directions for teacher education scholars to center BWPSTs.