Dumas, M., & Nelson, J. (2016). (re)imagining black boyhood: Toward a critical framework for educational research. Harvard Educational Review, 86(1), 27-47. Drawing on critical childhood studies, Michael J. Dumas and Joseph Derrick Nelson argue that Black boyhood is socially unimagined and unimaginable, largely due to the devalued position and limited… read more
Masculinity Studies (MS)
Barbershops as cultural forums for African American males
Shabazz, D. L. (2016). Barbershops as cultural forums for african american males. Journal of Black Studies, 47(4), 295. This ethnographic study explores the social interactions of African American males in an urban, Southeastern barbershop. Barbershops have become frequent research sites for communicating health messages. This study suggests that African American… read more
“I Do This for All of the Reasons America Doesn’t Want Me To”: The Organic Pedagogies of Black Male Instructors
ross, k.m., Nasir, N. S., Givens, J. R., de Royston, M. M., Vakil, S., Madkins, T. C., & Philoxene, D. (2016). “I do this for all of the reasons america doesn’t want me to”: The organic pedagogies of black male instructors. Equity & Excellence in Education, 49(1), 85. This article… read more
“We Didn’t Let the Neighborhood Win”: Black Male Students’ Experiences in Negotiating and Navigating an Urban Neighborhood
Brooms, D. R. (2015). “We Didn’t let the neighborhood win”: Black male students’ experiences in negotiating and navigating an urban neighborhood. The Journal of Negro Education, 84(3), 269-281. The current study relies on in-depth interviews with twenty Black males who graduated from Du Bois Academy (pseudonym), an urban, all-boys public… read more