The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House
Ten Critical Lessons for Black and Other Health Equity Researchers of Color
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8091202 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Bowleg (0000-0003-4677-8195, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 237-249 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Education & Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1090-1981 • E-ISSN: 1552-6127 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10901981211007402 |
| PMID | 34080476 |
| OpenAlex | W3165600723 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 46 |
| References cited | 51 |
Audre Lorde's provocative admonishment, "The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house," is a fitting caution for Black and other scholars of color who seek to use traditional social and behavioral sciences research as a tool to achieve social justice and health equity in Black communities. Invoking Lorde, I use the "master's tools" as a metaphor for conventional theoretical and methodological approaches and "dismantle the master's house" as a metaphor for intersectional structures and systems of oppression that created and sustain health inequity in U.S. Black communities. Using a blend of personal narrative and insights from a 23-year career as a Black critical health equity researcher, I share 10 critical lessons for Black and other health equity researchers of color. And because the personal typically reflects the structural, I recommend system and structural-level mitigation strategies for departments, universities, extramural institutions (e.g., journals), and the government, for each critical lesson
Art · Criminology · Critical race theory · Equity (law · Health care · Health equity · Metaphor · Narrative · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Racism · Social justice · Sociology · Women of color · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Psychology · Public Health Policies and Education · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Gender Studies · Law
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| Unique citing works | 46 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 9,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 46 |