Balancing and Exploring the Personal, Professional, and Political: Finding Space and Place in the Academy Through Reflexive and Intersecting Masculinities
Abstract
ABSTRACT Using critical intersectional feminist theorizing, I engage in praxis around reflexive masculinities. I discuss my positionality through my personal lived experiences, professional career in academia, and my political engagement. I start by discussing my positionality related to my race, gender, sexual orientation, and family background, and then turn to how the intersections of privilege and disadvantage played a role in my professional development, research, and politics. Through my reflection, I aim to address sources of knowledge that have been marginalized or made invisible in standard family theorizing regarding masculinity, specifically around queer and Black identities and couples' relationship dynamics.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Feminist Theory and Gender Studies
Critical Race Theory in Education
Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Family Theory & Review
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 432–440
- Publication date
- 29 March 2026
- Language
- EN