Hyper Sexual, Hyper Masculine?: Gender, Race and Sexuality in the Identities of Contemporary Black Men

ISBN-13: 9780367600587 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 200 str.

Brittany C. Slatton; Kamesha Spates

Opis

Presenting new interview and auto-ethnographic data, and drawing on an array of theoretical approaches methodologies, Hyper Sexual, Hyper Masculine? explores the formation of gendered and sexual identity in the lives of black men, shedding light on the manner in which these are affected by class and social structure. It examines the intersecting op

Recenzje

’The editors of this collection have impressively gathered a variety of voices - men, women, gay, straight, from graduate students to full professors, as well as those from outside of the academy - to investigate the variety of intersections of race, gender, and sexuality through the experiences of black men. Potent in its breadth and impactful in its import, this collection brilliantly empowers and does not pathologize understandings of black male identity.’ Juan Battle, Graduate Center, CUNY, USA ... this book is an important intervention into race and gender studies literature, and in particular its emphasis on intersectional identities is a refreshing and interesting contribution. It would serve well as an introduction to those interested in the problem of intersectionality, specifically with respect to race and masculinity. ... Hyper Sexual, Hyper Masculine? does the important work of addressing some of the myths and stereotypes that plague black men, and recognises the danger inherent in black men’s alterity... LSE Review of Books

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Hyper Sexual, Hyper Masculine?

O autorze

Brittany C. Slatton is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Texas Southern University, USA and author of Mythologizing Black Women: Unveiling White Men’s Racist and Sexist Deep Frame. Kamesha Spates is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Kent State University, USA and author of What Don't Kill Us Makes Us Stronger: African American Women and Suicide.