Male Narratives in the Midst of Intersectionality: Cultural Practices for the Negotiation, Preservation, and Betterment of the Multiply Marginalized Self
Abstract
CV-RISER 2022: Talk 2 of Session 1: Mapping Central Valley Student Narratives: Access, Identity, and Validation
"This study employed a narrative methodology to increase an understanding of how Mexican American males utilized their agency as they constructed their identities while negotiating competing hegemonic discourses in multiple socio-cultural contexts. The study used the theoretical lens of cultural production to honor the personal journeys of six Mexican American males as they negotiated the space between agency and structure. Findings describe how each of these men exhibited their intersectionality and multiple positionalities as they responded to the distinct expectations of hegemonic masculinities in both the Anglo American and Mexican American cultures. Participants’ narratives highlighted the role and influences of distinct and competing communities of practice that reflected different hegemonic discourses of masculinity on equally distinct and fluid gendered performances. As bi-cultural socio-cultural agents, participants moderated their gendered performances and exhibited strategic plasticity in response to competing hegemonies as they navigated multiple levels of marginalization."
- Joseph Carranza, Interim Director CEGE, CSU Stanislaus