Maraj, Louis M., authorUtah State University Press, publisher2020-12-142020-12-142020https://hdl.handle.net/10217/218266Includes bibliographical references and index.Exploring notions of Blackness in white institutional-particularly educational-spaces. Theorizing how in the age of #BlackLivesMatter, Black identity operates with/against neoliberal ideas of difference. Centering Blackness in frameworks for antiracist agency through interdisciplinary Black feminist lenses and asks how those racially signifying 'diversity' in higher education (and beyond) create meaning.--Provided by publisher.Introduction: "It ain't that deep": deep rhetorical ecologies and para/ontological Blackness -- "Are you Black, though?": Black autoethnography and racing the graduate student/instructor -- Composing Black matter/s: hashtagging as marginalized literacy -- "Alls my life I had to fight": shaping #BlackLivesMatter through literacy events -- The politics of belonging...: when "becoming a victim of any crime is no one's fault" -- Conclusion: de ting about Blackness: (a meditation).born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.United States -- Race relations -- 21st centuryBlacks -- Race identity -- United StatesRhetoric -- Study and teachingCultural pluralismHashtags (Metadata)Anti-racismBlack lives matter movementTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.