Title In a classroom of their own : the intersection of race and feminist politics in all-black male schools / Keisha Lindsay

Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource Series Dissident feminisms Dissident feminisms. Contents Introduction : a separate class of boys -- Choice, crisis, and urban endangerment -- Antiracist, antifeminist intersectionality -- The double dialectic between experience and politics -- Building progressive coalitions around experience-based politics -- Conclusion : a new politics of experience Summary "Many advocates of all-black male schools (ABMSs) argue that these institutions counter black boys' racist emasculation in white, "overly" female classrooms. This argument challenges racism and perpetuates antifeminism. Keisha Lindsay explains the complex politics of ABMSs by situating these schools within broader efforts at neoliberal education reform and within specific conversations about both "endangered" black males and a "boy crisis" in education. Lindsay also demonstrates that intersectionality, long considered feminist, is in fact a politically fluid framework. As such, it represents a potent tool for advancing many political agendas, including those of ABMSs supporters who champion antiracist education for black boys while obscuring black girls' own race and gender-based oppression in school. Finally, Lindsay theorizes a particular means by which black men and other groups can form antiracist and feminist coalitions even when they make claims about their experiences that threaten bridge building. The way forward, Lindsay shows, allows disadvantaged groups to navigate the racial and gendered politics that divide them in pursuit of productive--and progressive--solutions. Far-thinking and boldly argued, In a Classroom of Their Own explores the dilemmas faced by professionals and parents in search of equitable schooling for all students--black boys and otherwise." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject African American boys -- Education -- Social aspects African American young men -- Education -- Social aspects African American girls -- Education -- Social aspects Education -- Social aspects -- United States Single-sex schools -- United States Sex differences in education -- United States Educational equalization -- United States EDUCATION -- Administration -- General. EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions. EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General. African American young men -- Education -- Social aspects Education -- Social aspects Educational equalization Feminism -- Study and teaching Feminist theory -- Political aspects Sex differences in education Single-sex schools United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2019718286 ISBN 9780252050404 0252050401

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