Exploring African American Identity Negotiation in the Academy: Toward a Transformative Vision of African American Communication Scholarship

Jackson, Ronald L.

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“…In order to secure the desired analysis-one that traces the vestiges of Malcolm's ideological growth, transformation, and maturation-it is incumbent that the analysis dislodges various discursive modes of communication emblematic of that change. Jackson's (2002) theoretical framework does just that. Jackson (2002) submitted, "Identity negotiation refers to a conscious and mindful process of shifting one's worldview or cultural behaviors or both.…”

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“…Jackson's (2002) theoretical framework does just that. Jackson (2002) submitted, "Identity negotiation refers to a conscious and mindful process of shifting one's worldview or cultural behaviors or both. During this process, cultural patterns of communicating and ways of seeing the world are at stake" (p. 49).…”

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“…Social identity is the group identity that both parties deem valuable (Jackson, 2002). It is based on pure assimilation, co-authored by the collective, forming a true assimilated sociological subject, in which each individual's identity within the group contributes to a more enigmatic identity forming in relation to the other.…”

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“…Negotiation is a term implying process of deliberation; therefore, scholars can come to an understanding that identity is a process of formation and transformation. Another dimension of Jackson's (2002) theory is a breached contract. A breached or broken contract refers to the transition from one contract to another contract.…”

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“…Negotiation is key in Jackson's (2002) description of identity. Negotiation is a term implying process of deliberation; therefore, scholars can come to an understanding that identity is a process of formation and transformation.…”

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A Rhetoric of Cultural Contract

Nguyen¹,

Powell²

2012

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This analysis utilizes Ronald Jackson's (2002) theoretical framework, Cultural Contracts of Identity, to explore the negotiation process of black identity, via Malcolm X, the central character in Spike Lee's cinematic production of X. Jackson's theory punctuates three socio-communicative constraints, otherwise known as cultural contracts, with which one can examine black identity-ready-to-sign, quasi-completed, and cocreated. Jackson used the term cultural contracts to refer to "the end product of identity negotiation; hence every 'signed' or agreed-upon cultural contract has a direct impact on one's identity" (p. 49). As such, the study underscores the fluid dialectical tension echoing between one's contract and one's identity. The focus here, then, is on explaining how one's identity is contingent upon the present and ensuing contracts. Select passages from the film X clearly articulating a compromise in Malcolm's identity to establish a change in worldview, where possible, serve as the impetus for this analysis.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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2012

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Race and Organizing

Gist

Hode

2017

The International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication

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Race is a complex, socially constructed category of difference that impacts all facets of social life. The organizational communication discipline has been critiqued for the absence of efforts to incorporate race into literature regarding pedagogy, theory, and research. Early attempts to address race did so in a historical and decontextualized ways, resulting in the marginalization of race in epistemological practices. Eventually scholarly efforts to incorporate race more fully sought to understand how race influences and manifests in organizational phenomena such as affirmative action policy, tokenism, leadership, decision making, and organizational performance. These efforts have resulted in the extension and development of communication theory. Emerging literature is taking strides to mark whiteness by calling attention to white supremacy and privilege in communication processes. The entry concludes with directions for future research and suggested readings

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Gender, race, and space: A qualitative exploration of young Black women's perceptions of urban neighborhoods

Fike,

Mattis

2024

American J of Comm Psychol

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How people think and feel about their neighborhood impacts the way they think of themselves and their futures. These linkages are especially important to understand in the case of urban‐residing young Black women. Researchers know very little about what contributes to young Black adults' urban neighborhood perceptions and often rely on “expert” definitions of markers of neighborhood quality. These definitions and subsequent explorations of residents' neighborhood assessment have not adequately considered intersecting oppressive systems that structure urban spaces both physically and socially. Further, within‐group diversity of young Black adults based on other social identities, such as gender and class, has gone underexplored in research on residents' neighborhood assessment. We used theory from Black feminist geography and sociology to guide our thematic analysis of interviews with young Black women (N = 9) regarding their urban neighborhood quality. We sought to explore the aspects or features of the neighborhood that young Black women discussed and how social identities may play a role in young Black women's descriptions of their urban neighborhoods. We argue three themes tell an overarching story of young Black women's urban spatial critical analysis: (1) outsiders' perceptions versus our realities, (2) gendered safety, and (3) visibility of young Black women. Young Black women's narratives highlighted communal aspects of neighborhood evaluation and attention to dominant narratives regarding marginalized groups and urban spaces.

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Exploring African American Identity Negotiation in the Academy: Toward a Transformative Vision of African American Communication Scholarship

Cited by 25 publications

References 6 publications

A Rhetoric of Cultural Contract

A Rhetoric of Cultural Contract

Race and Organizing

Gender, race, and space: A qualitative exploration of young Black women's perceptions of urban neighborhoods

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