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Book SynopsisHow do Black men imagine who they are and what they must do ...within their families, communities, and the world?
The essays in this collection both ask and attempt to answer this question. Based in communication, and drawing from diverse disciplines,
Masculinity in the Black Imagination seeks to address identity, race, and gender by examining the communicative dimensions of Black manhood. The collection works to define, deconstruct, and contextualize the interactive practice of masculinity as both a local and global phenomenon.
Table of ContentsContents: Ronald L. Jackson II/Mark C. Hopson: Introduction – Robert Staples: The View from Abroad: Race, Gender and Politics – Matthew W. Hughey/Gregory S. Parks: «Am I Not a Man and a Brother?»: Analyzing the Complexities of Black «Greek» Masculine Identity – Kimberly J. Chandler: How to Become a ‘BlackMan’: Exploring African American Masculinities and the Performance of Gender – Mika’il Abdullah Petin: «Are You in the Brotherhood?»: Humor, Black Masculinity, and Queer Identity on Prime-Time Television – Shannon B.S. Campbell/Steven S. Giannino: FLAAAAVOOOR–FLAAAV: Comic Relief or Super-Coon? – Toniesha L. Taylor/Amber Johnson: «Class, Meet Race»: A Critical Re-Scripting of the Black Body Through Ghetto and Bourgeois Characters in American Films – Katrina E. Bell-Jordan: Still Subscribing to Stereotypes: Constructions of Black Masculinity in Popular Magazines – Timothy J. Brown: Scripting the Black Male Athlete: Donovan McNabb and the Double Bind of Black Masculinity – Rachel Griffin: Bearing Witness and Paying Mind: (Re)Defining the Meanings of Black Male Success – Rex L. Crawley: Black Man, Black Boy: An Auto-Ethnographic Exploration of the Issues Associated with Black Men Raising Black Boys – Christopher Davis: «Where My Citizens at?»: The Criminalization of Black Manhood in Contemporary America – Baruti N. Kopano: Letter to My Sons: A Black Father’s Ruminations on Black Manhood and Identity – Mark C. Hopson: Exploring Intercultural Sensitivity and Black Manhood Development in
The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
