Pinnock, A. M. N. (2007). “A ghetto education is basic”: (jamaican) dancehall masculinities as counter-culture. Journal of Pan African Studies, 1(9), 47-84. Black male bodies are constructed in a largely alienating master narrative of white racism in Jamaican society. By analyzing representations of the same in Dancehall lyrics and performances… read more
Masculinity Studies (MS)
Measuring Masculinity in an Afro-Caribbean Context
Anderson, P. (2012). Measuring masculinity in an afro-caribbean context. Social and Economic Studies, 61(1), 49. This paper proposes a new scale for the measurement of masculinity, with special reference to Afro-Caribbean males. The scale which is labeled the Macho Scale focuses on masculine identity and gender relations. The macho scale… read more
Mentors and Role Models: Masculinity and the educational ‘underachievement’ of young Afro-Caribbean males
Odih, P. (2002). Mentors and role models: Masculinity and the educational ‘underachievement’ of young afro-caribbean males. Race Ethnicity and Education, 5(1), 91-105. The British government developed a program that assigned mentors to help secondary students overcome barriers to individual learning. This coincides with increasing calls within the black community and… read more
Relational Teaching with Black Boys: Strategies for Learning at a Single-Sex Middle School for Boys of Color
Nelson, J. D. (2016). Relational teaching with black boys: Strategies for learning at a single-sex middle school for boys of color. Teachers College Record, 118(6), 1. Positive teacher-student relationships are critical for Black boys’ learning across single-sex and coeducational environments. Limited attention to these relationships by school professionals is rooted… read more