How do Black men imagine who they are and what they must do ...within their families
communities and the world? The essays in this collection both ask and attempt to answer this
question. Based in communication and drawing from diverse disciplines Masculinity in the
Black Imagination seeks to address identity race and gender by examining the communicative
dimensions of Black manhood. The collection works to define deconstruct and contextualize the
interactive practice of masculinity as both a local and global phenomenon.
