Shades of Brown Masculinity: Positioning and Complicating Latino Machismo to Inform Educational Policy

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Researchers address the role of masculinity for Latino males and also offer a nuanced discussion of machismo by inserting race into the discourse forefront. Diverse theories, methodologies and findings capture the complexity of masculinity as it plays out in the lives of various Latino populations. The papers in this session examine the complexity of Latino masculinity by examining how it is exemplified through various age groups, and include discussions about masculinity in middle school, at a continuation high school, Latino military veterans and a comparison on the educational experiences of Latino and Asian gay males. Collectively, these studies offer praxis grounded in the lives of Latinos who wrestle with masculinity discourses as a way to inform educational policy.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education / Section 4: Social Context of Educational Policy, Politics, and Praxis

Chair

• Kris D. Gutiérrez, University of California - Berkeley

Papers

• Boys Should Act Like Boys, Not Girls: Chicano/Latino Middle School Males Constructing Masculinity - Eligio Martinez Jr, Tarrant County College

• Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ’Em About College: Brown Masculinity Portraitures of Latino Military Veterans - Eduardo Lara, University of California - Los Angeles

• Invisible Minorities: Sexuality, Masculinity, and the Education of Second-Generation Latino and Asian American Gay Men - Anthony C. Ocampo, Cal Poly Pomona; Daniel Soodjinda, California State University - Stanislaus

Discussant

• Daniel Gilbert Solorzano, University of California - Los Angeles