Creating a New Narrative: Reframing Black Masculinity for College Men

The way Black men make meaning of their college experience is implicitly tied to how they internalize and demonstrate their masculinity. This research briefly reviews the concept of Black masculinity from a critical theory lens, situating it within the college milieu. Critical race theory (CRT) is i...

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Published in:The Journal of Negro education 2016, Vol.85 (1), p.16-27
Main Author: Pelzer, Danté L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American culture
African American Students
African Americans
African Culture
Black colleges
Black people
Classrooms
College campuses
College Environment
College Students
Colleges
Colonialism
Critical Theory
Females
Gender
Gender identity
Higher Education
Ideology
Males
Masculinity
Men
Narratives
Race
Researchers
School campuses
Sexual Orientation
Social justice
Student Attitudes
Student Experience
Student Participation
Studies
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:The way Black men make meaning of their college experience is implicitly tied to how they internalize and demonstrate their masculinity. This research briefly reviews the concept of Black masculinity from a critical theory lens, situating it within the college milieu. Critical race theory (CRT) is introduced as a practical approach for challenging hegemonic ideologies about Black masculinity. CRT calls for the use of counter-narratives as a way for marginalized groups to retake ownership of their authentic voice. Colleges must create counter-spaces on campus where Black college men can begin to rethink, re-author, retell what it means to be a Black man.
ISSN:0022-2984
2167-6437
DOI:10.7709/jnegroeducation.85.1.0016