Anxiety and Agency at the Intersections: The Educational Plights and Possibilities of Black Queer Males

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Situated at the intersections of racism, homophobia, and other systems of domination, Black queer males must negotiate multiple and intersecting forms of marginalization in K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions in the United States. Unfortunately, the intersectional realities of Black queer males continue to elude much of the scholarship on queer and Black educational experiences, thus producing limited understandings of Black queer males’ educational plights and possibilities. By bringing intersectionality to bear on their analyses, the papers in this session generate new insights into how the intersectional realities of Black queer males not only situate them along multiple margins within educational settings, but also create multiple avenues for Black queer males to exercise their agency and create educational change.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Queer Studies

Chair

• Edward Brockenbrough, University of Rochester

Papers

• Bullying, Intersectionality, and Black Queer Male Youth - Lance Trevor McCready, OISE/University of Toronto

• Black Gay Male College Students’ Relationships With Male Peers on a Predominantly White Campus - Brian Lamont McGowan, Indiana State University

• “No Pumps Allowed”: Gender Expression and the Appropriate Attire Policy at Morehouse College - Steve D. Mobley, University of Maryland; Jennifer Michelle Johnson, Bowie State University

• Queer Care: The Culturally Responsive Pedagogies of Black Queer Male Mentors - Edward Brockenbrough, University of Rochester

Discussant

• Joseph D. Nelson, Center for the Study of Boys' & Girls' Lives