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Critical Praxis of College Men and Masculinities: Experiences at the Intersections challenges long-standing assumptions about college men by moving beyond the dominant narrative that treats them as a monolithic group. For nearly four decades, scholarship and practice have largely centered on engaging straight, White, cisgender men in conversations about gender identity and privilege. While these efforts have been valuable, they often overlook the complex realities faced by college men with intersecting marginalized identities.
As student populations grow increasingly diverse, educators and scholars must adopt critical frameworks that foreground systems of oppression and recognize the nuanced experiences of all college men. This book offers a timely and transformative contribution to the field by bridging critical theory, educational practice, and empirical research. It highlights the importance of understanding how race, class, sexuality, ability, and other social identities intersect with gender to shape the lived experiences of college men. Drawing on recent studies, successful initiatives, and praxis-based approaches, this book equips readers with tools to support and engage college men in more inclusive and equity-driven ways.
Grounded in critical theories, Critical Praxis of College Men and Masculinities invites educators, researchers, and practitioners to rethink how masculinities are constructed and supported in higher education. Through this exploration, the book aims to foster more just, diverse, and inclusive environments for all students.
The precarious status of males on college campuses is both alarming and understudied. Critical Praxis of College Men and Masculinities help us think about the range of issues and concerns that must be taken into account when thinking about this population. It blends attention to what is going on for them in the Ivy Tower, how they process it, how they are thought about by others, and what kind of interventions via policy and social service must be brought to bear to improve their experiences and prospects. This is a lot to pull together in one volume. Yet, in Critical Praxis, it is done so with clarity and precision. This book is designed to help these males think better about themselves and for all of those who are concerned about them to do so as well.
— Alford A. Young, Jr., University of Michigan, USA
Critical Praxis of College Men and Masculinities: Experiences at the Intersections is a timely and necessary contribution that moves the field beyond monolithic understandings of college men. Colquitt and Carbonara center intersectionality, critical theory, and practice to offer a powerful framework for more equitable and identity-conscious engagement. This is essential reading for educators committed to supporting college men in meaningful and transformative ways.
— Jonathan A. McElderry, Ph.D., Elon University, USA
An intersectional analysis focused on praxis is exactly what higher education desperately needs in this current social-political moment. The visionary text from contemporary expert scholars Colquitt, Jr., and Carbonara will help faculty, staff, and students alike make meaning of the complexity of identities being performed by men in college today. This timely book represents a provocative presentation of the related scholarly landscape and leaves readers with actionable ways of thinking and leading to improve the higher education landscape for college men and those who learn, teach, and work with them.
— Ryan P. Barone, PhD., Assistant Vice President for Student Success & Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, USA
At a time when conversations about college men are too often reduced to culture-war noise, this volume cuts through with rigorous, compassionate, and urgently practical scholarship. Colquitt and Carbonara have assembled a resource that every student affairs professional needs within arm’s reach. This volume is timely, insightful, and helpful.
— Keith E. Edwards, PhD., author of Unmasking: Toward Authentic Masculinities & Co-host, Student Affairs Now.
Critical Praxis of College Men and Masculinities: Experiences at the Intersections arrives at a critical moment for scholars and practitioners working to understand the complexity of college men’s identities and experiences. Moving beyond traditional narratives that center dominant forms of masculinity, this volume foregrounds intersectionality, critical theory, and praxis to illuminate the diverse realities of men across higher education contexts. Drawing on contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, the book offers timely insights and practical approaches for engaging college men in ways that advance equity, belonging, and social justice. This is an important resource for faculty, student affairs educators, and researchers seeking to deepen their understanding of masculinities and to develop more thoughtful, inclusive approaches to supporting college men.
— Brian L. McGowan, PhD., Professor and Director of Faculty Affairs, School of Education, American University, USA
With a loving critique of the well-worn maps that precede it, Critical Praxis of College Men and Masculinities: Experiences at the Intersections, wades in the complexities made possible by intersectional analyses to chart new pathways for gender identity development and press on prevailing understandings of masculinity. Taken together, this collection generatively unsettles the course.
— Wilson Kwamogi Okello, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, USA
This book advances what we know about college men and masculinities. Because Colquitt and Carbonara recruited so many great thinkers, the quality of analyses and practical usefulness of suggestions offered in this text are unsurprising. Men will surely benefit from this contribution, but so too will women and persons across all genders in higher education.
— Shaun Harper, Clifford and Betty Allen Professor of Education, Public Policy and Business, University of Southern California, USA
For too long, the scholarship on college men has centered the experiences of those with dominant social identities, leaving educators ill-equipped to support men navigating the complex intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. Colquitt and Carbonara have changed that. This volume is the book I wish I had when I began my career — one that takes critical theory seriously without abandoning the practitioner. From Latinx masculinities to Black male veterans to queer and trans experiences of gender, this edited book refuses easy answers and demands that we do better. Student affairs professionals, faculty, and researchers working in equity-centered spaces will find this an indispensable resource.
— David Perez II, Associate Professor of Higher Education, Syracuse University, USA
Keenan Colquitt, Jr. is the Program Manager for Diversity Scholar Engagement with the National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan, USA.
Mark Carbonara is Assistant Vice President of Alumnae/i & Community Engagement at Dominican University, USA.
Chapter 1. Critiquing Normative Portrayals of Latinx/o Masculinities in Higher Education; Abraham Cervantes and Antonio Duran
Chapter 2. Cultural Resilience: Native American Men and the Reclamation of Masculinity; Chris Medellin
Chapter 3. Helping Them Win On and Off The Field: Navigating NIL, the Transfer Portal, and Academic Challenges for Supporting First-Generation Black Male Revenue Sport Student-Athletes; Tommy Jackson and Reena Patel-Viswanath
Chapter 4. Men and Masculine Spaces in Men of Color Programs: A Statewide Perspective; Derrick R. Brooms, Eligio Martinez, Jesse Enriquez, and Reggie Robles
Chapter 5. Understanding and Supporting Black Male Student Veterans; Kimberly Tran, Valeria Russ, and Laura Coyle
Chapter 6. Culture Creators: The Impact of Student-Athlete Status on National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III College Men; Mark Carbonara
Chapter 7. The Tea about the Fraternity: A Critical Autoethnographic Exploration of Masculinity at a White Fraternity; Musbah Shaheen
Chapter 8. What Does Studying Greatness Teach Us? Higher Education, Great Man Theory, and Asking Critical Questions About What Leadership Looks Like; Conor P. McLaughlin
Chapter 9. Navigating Masculinity and Help-Seeking Amid a Shifting Culture: Lived Experiences of College-Aged Men; Aresh Assadi, Jim Vander Putten, and Amanda L. Nolen
Chapter 10.Beyond Heroes and Villains: Moving White Men Past Playing Characters in Social Justice Education; Benjamin, Jay Marcy, and Pietro A. Sasso;
Chapter 11. Engaging College Men on the Social Justice Continuum: Frameworks, Strategies And Implications For Practice; Vern Klobassa
Chapter 12. Bro-cial Justice?: The Dynamics of Masculinities Work Within Women’s Center; Kate J. Freeman and Zachary Slade Milko
Chapter 13. Beyond Constraint: Expanding Masculinities through Vulnerability and Communal Healing; Lazaro Camacho and Kevin Pajaro-Mariñez
Chapter 14. “A Man’s a Man”: Examining Toxic Masculinity in Social Discourse; Keenan Colquitt
Chapter 15. Methods In QUEERing and TRANSforming Masculinity and Gender Moonlight: A Loving Theoretical Representation of Masculinity in Media; David Elieser Gudiel and Nevan Bell
Chapter 16. Moonlight: A Loving Theoretical Representation of Masculinity in Media; Michael R. Williams