Making Space for Diverse Masculinities

by Mccready, Lance T.

• ISBN13: 9781433106743
• ISBN10: 1433106744
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-15
• Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc

Summary

What’s it like for Black male students who are openly gay or gender non-conforming” to navigate the social geography of urban schools? In the tradition of critical ethnographies of schooling, Lance T. McCready mobilizes feminist theories of intersectionality to explore the voices of Black gay male students and their teachers in a Northern California comprehensive high school. He analyzes the brave and often hilarious ways students make space” by challenging conventional notions of Black masculinity and gay identity in educational spaces, such as an African dance program and the Gay-Straight Alliance. McCready challenges the dominance of race-class analyses in the field of urban education that fail to critically account for the relevance of gender and sexuality in school reform. The book will be of interest to anyone seeking to gain a better understanding of the lives of queer youth of color in urban communities. Their experiences open up new ways of viewing the troubles of Black boys and the interventions meant to address those troubles.

Author Biography

Lance T. McCready is Assistant Professor of Urban Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Theorizing the Pink Ballet Tutu Incident	p. 1
The Social Geography of Parkwood High School: ôTwo schools under one roofö	p. 19
Project 10: ôItÆs just tea time for a few [white] lesbians and their friendsö	p. 41
The African Dance Program: ôWhere is the love?ö 63
Making Space for Diverse Masculinities in BoysÆ Education and Black Education	p. 85
Implications for Urban Educators	p. 109
Notes	p. 119
Bibliography	p. 123
Taking Stock Survey	p. 131
Taking Stock Directory of PHS Extracurricular Activities	p. 132
Extracurricular Activities Organized by Type, Race, and Gender Composition	p. 134
Ethnographic Research Narrative: Programs, Contexts, Methods	p. 137
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