A Ratchet Lens: Black Queer Youth, Agency, Hip Hop, and the Black Ratchet Imagination

• Published in: Educational researcher Vol. 46; no. 9; pp. 539 - 547
• Main Author: Love, Bettina L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publishing 01.12.2017; SAGE Publications; American Educational Research Association
• Subjects: African American Education; Black people; Cultural identity; Cultural Influences; Dance; Feminism; Gays & lesbians; Geographic Location; Hip hop culture; Hip hop music; Homosexuality; Identification (Psychology); Imagination; Music; Popular Culture; Research Needs; Sexual Identity; Sexual Orientation; Sexuality; Theory; Youth; Louisiana (New Orleans); cultural analysis; diversity; gay/lesbian studies; gender studies; cross-cultural studies; qualitative research; Black education; arts education

This article explores the utilization of the theory of a Black ratchet imagination as a methodological perspective to examine the multiple intersections of Black and queer identity constructions within the space of hip hop. In particular, I argue for the need of a methodological lens that recognizes...