Campus Racial Climate, Fear, and Sexualization of Black Masculinities at a Predominantly White University

• In Event: 75.041 - MTCC Roundtable Session 33
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Abstract

This paper presents data from a study of Black men and masculinities at a predominantly White liberal arts institution. I will share narrative data of how Black male college students perceive the campus racial climate, with a focus on how they are feared and sexualized in predominantly White spaces. I also analyze the ways in which they managed race, gender and sexuality within school spaces, and situate their gendered performances within the context of the campus racial climate. Attention will be given to their gendered performances and repositioning practices in response to and in anticipation of fears and sexualization of Black men. Suggestions for the improvement of Black male higher education success will be discussed.

Author

• Quaylan Allen, Chapman University