In this study, we sought to understand African-American students' higher-education experiences in... more In this study, we sought to understand African-American students' higher-education experiences in predominantly White universities. We utilized Baxter's relational dialectics theory to study components of focus-group discussions in order to understand the discourse and meaning-making process of participants. Our findings provide insight into the intercultural context of higher education in America and suggest strategies for maintaining the relationship between African-American students and the institutions in which they are enrolled.
We consider the movement of metonymy within three academic contexts: research practices, discipli... more We consider the movement of metonymy within three academic contexts: research practices, disciplinary intersections, and scholarly identity and mentorship. By conceptualizing the movement of metonymy as pulse, we analyze both the structural movement of the trope as well as the movement of the constituent parts represented by this trope. Advancing the idea of metonymic performance, we consider the role of posthuman agency within metonymy as a way to theorize our performances within discursive, disciplinary, and personal relationships.
In this study, we sought to understand African-American students' higher-education experiences in... more In this study, we sought to understand African-American students' higher-education experiences in predominantly White universities. We utilized Baxter's relational dialectics theory to study components of focus-group discussions in order to understand the discourse and meaning-making process of participants. Our findings provide insight into the intercultural context of higher education in America and suggest strategies for maintaining the relationship between African-American students and the institutions in which they are enrolled.
This essay explores how masculinist discourses constitute and challenge desire in nonnormative he... more This essay explores how masculinist discourses constitute and challenge desire in nonnormative heterosexual bodies by performing acts of social discipline. My intent in this essay is not to uphold a homo/hetero binary while claiming that sexuality is fluid. Instead, I attempt to address performances of sexuality that do not necessarily adhere to comparative discourses, such as representations of masculinity and femininity, in order to locate and theorize performances that may fall outside of these spheres of comparison. I offer an additional term, ''in,'' to be considered along with the often-used term ''of '' when addressing performances of sexuality, in order to guide the reader's understanding of how I have negotiated the constitution of my body.
In this study, we sought to understand African-American students' higher-education experiences in... more In this study, we sought to understand African-American students' higher-education experiences in predominantly White universities. We utilized Baxter's relational dialectics theory to study components of focus-group discussions in order to understand the discourse and meaning-making process of participants. Our findings provide insight into the intercultural context of higher education in America and suggest strategies for maintaining the relationship between African-American students and the institutions in which they are enrolled.
We consider the movement of metonymy within three academic contexts: research practices, discipli... more We consider the movement of metonymy within three academic contexts: research practices, disciplinary intersections, and scholarly identity and mentorship. By conceptualizing the movement of metonymy as pulse, we analyze both the structural movement of the trope as well as the movement of the constituent parts represented by this trope. Advancing the idea of metonymic performance, we consider the role of posthuman agency within metonymy as a way to theorize our performances within discursive, disciplinary, and personal relationships.
In this study, we sought to understand African-American students' higher-education experiences in... more In this study, we sought to understand African-American students' higher-education experiences in predominantly White universities. We utilized Baxter's relational dialectics theory to study components of focus-group discussions in order to understand the discourse and meaning-making process of participants. Our findings provide insight into the intercultural context of higher education in America and suggest strategies for maintaining the relationship between African-American students and the institutions in which they are enrolled.
This essay explores how masculinist discourses constitute and challenge desire in nonnormative he... more This essay explores how masculinist discourses constitute and challenge desire in nonnormative heterosexual bodies by performing acts of social discipline. My intent in this essay is not to uphold a homo/hetero binary while claiming that sexuality is fluid. Instead, I attempt to address performances of sexuality that do not necessarily adhere to comparative discourses, such as representations of masculinity and femininity, in order to locate and theorize performances that may fall outside of these spheres of comparison. I offer an additional term, ''in,'' to be considered along with the often-used term ''of '' when addressing performances of sexuality, in order to guide the reader's understanding of how I have negotiated the constitution of my body.
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