Respectable

Politics and Paradox in Making the Morehouse Man

Saida Grundy

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University of California Press
02 August 2022

Social classes; Gender studies, gender groups; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Black & Asian studies; Sociology

"The making of a culture of Black male respectability at Morehouse that underlines conservative notions of gender and class—by a former Spelman student who was once ""Miss Morehouse.""

How does it feel to be groomed as the ""solution"" to a national Black male ""problem""? This is the guiding paradox of Respectable, an in-depth examination of graduates of Morehouse College, the nation's only historically Black college for men. While Black male collegians are often culturally fetishized for ""beating the odds,"" the image of Black male success that Morehouse assiduously promotes and celebrates is belied by many of the realities that challenge the students on this campus. Saida Grundy offers a unique insider perspective: a graduate of Spelman college and a former ""Miss Morehouse,"" Grundy crafts an incisive feminist and sociological account informed by her personal insights and scholarly expertise.

Respectable gathers the experiences of former students and others connected to Morehouse to illustrate the narrow, conservative vision of masculinity molded at a competitive Black institution. The thirty-two men interviewed unveil a culture that forges confining ideas of respectable Black manhood within a context of relentless peer competition and sexual violence, measured against unattainable archetypes of idealized racial leadership. Grundy underlines the high costs of making these men—the experiences of low-income students who navigate class issues at Morehouse, the widespread homophobia laced throughout the college's notions of Black male respectability, and the crushingly conformist expectations of a college that sees itself as making ""good"" Black men. As Morehouse's problems continue to pour out into national newsfeeds, this book contextualizes these issues not as a defect of Black masculinity, but as a critique of what happens when an institution services an imagination of what Black men should be, at the expense of more fully understanding the many ways these young people see themselves."

By: Saida Grundy
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780520340398
ISBN 10: 0520340396
Pages: 356
Publication Date: 02 August 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Preface Introduction 1 The Masculine Arc of Uplift 2 Branding the Man 3 Of Our Sexual Strivings 4 Who among You Will Lead? Conclusion: The Journey Back Acknowledgments Appendix A: Respondent Demographics Appendix B: Participant Screening Questionnaire Appendix C: Informed Consent Contract Notes Index

Saida Grundy is a feminist sociologist of race and Assistant Professor of Sociology, African American Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies at Boston University. A proud graduate of Spelman College, she received her PhD in Sociology and Women's Studies from the University of Michigan and often contributes to the Atlantic.

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Today, I am honored to introduce @saigrundy, the Assistant Director of Narrative @AntiracismCtr. I've long admired her candor, her scholarship, her encyclopedic knowledge, and her deft ability to translate her scholarship and knowledge to everyday people. * Saida Grundy Instagram *