Living at the Intersections

Living at the Intersections: Social Identities and Black Collegians brings together 21diverse authors from 14 different institutions including our nation's most prestigiouspublic and private universities to advance the use of intersectionality and intersectionalapproaches in studying Black students in higher education.Chapters cover a diversity of topics ranging from spirituality to sexuality andmasculinity from Black students at HBCUs to those in STEM majors and a host ofissues related to race class gender and other identities. Authors draw upon a wealth of data including national surveysinterviews focus groups narratives and even historical research. A smooth blend of anthropology historiographypsychology sociology and intersectional approaches from multiple disciplines this book breaks new ground on the whowhat when where and how of intersectionality applied to social problems affecting Black collegians. The authors gobeyond merely stating the importance of intersectionality in research but they also provide countless examplesrecommended strategies and tools for doing so. This book is an important resource for higher education and student affairsprofessionals scholars and graduate students interested in intersectionality and Black collegians.