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This Is A Black-White Conversation : Navigating Race, Class, And Gender At An Urban School., Jelisa S. Clark
This Is A Black-White Conversation : Navigating Race, Class, And Gender At An Urban School., Jelisa S. Clark
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This research examines how racial ideologies operate and shape experiences in an urban school. Using ethnographic methods, consisting of observations, formal and informal interviews, document analysis, I pose the following questions: (1) To what extent is OS premised on the Black male crisis discourse; (2) How do the students, faculty, and staff navigate the boundaries of race, class, and gender; and (3) How do racial ideologies (i.e., colorblind racism and Black male crisis discourse) influence the experiences of faculty and students? Findings suggest that colorblind ideology operates on various facets and on multiple levels in the school. By focusing on …