Passing, cultural performance, and individual agency: Performative reflections on black masculine identity

Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 377-404

  Alexander, Bryant Keith ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black masculine identity; Cultural performance; Integrative ethnography of performance; Passing; Reflexive critique; Reflexivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247663955     PISSN: 15327086     EISSN: 1552356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532708603259680     Document Type: Article

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