Feeling Black: Black Urban High School Youth and Visceral Geographies of Anti-Black Racism. Issue 3 (3rd July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jenkins, DeMarcus A.
• Is Part Of: Equity & excellence in education. Volume 55:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 231
• Page End: 243
• Publication Date: 2022-07-03
• Subjects: Educational equalization -- United States -- Periodicals; Segregation in education -- United States -- Periodicals; 379.260973
• DOI: 10.1080/10665684.2022.2131196
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1066-5684

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Prior research on anti-blackness in education demonstrates that Black bodies are marked as undesirable and therefore require exclusion, neglect, or mistreatment. Building on this research, I turn to geographical theories to understand the lived, everyday experiences of Black students who attended a predominately Latinx high school. Via visceral geographies, I focus on the body as a spatial landscape to explore how Black students experienced anti-black racism and how they embodied these racial moments. Here, I combine the theoretical resources of visceral geographies, BlackCrit, and anti-blackness, to interrogate the real and perceived violence that Black students endured during the school day. My analysis revealed two salient themes: (1) Black students felt a sense of unbelonging, and (2) they perceived their blackness as unimaginable to non-Black people. Finally, I argue that the (Black) body is a space where researchers can collect information about anti-blackness and work towards addressing racism in schools.