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Abstract

Amid the (re)surgence of far-right ideologies in the United States of America, we introduce the concept of far-right misogynoir as a lens for understanding Black women ’ s experiences of white and male supremacist in fl uences and actions. Using a qualitative case study, we examined individual inter-view data with 17 Black women college students (18 – 24 years) from a selective, predominantly white, liberal arts college in the Northeast. Using Black feminist qualitative methods and critical thematic analysis, we highlight Black women ’ s experiences of far-right misogynoir, as well as their social and psychological meaning-making of such experiences. The women discussed various manifestations of far-right misogynoir, including: (a) symbolic representations on campus, (b) interpersonal violence and intimidation, (c) Trumpism on social media, and (d) intellectual disrespect in classrooms. Regarding their social and psychological meaning-making of far-right misogynoir, the women described: (e) safety concerns, (f) social exclusion, and (g) harm to emotional well-being. Our fi ndings reveal the unique adverse in fl uences of far-right misogynoir on Black college women ’ s psychological health. We discuss implications for scholarly discourse, for addressing far-right misogynoir, and for policy and practice to support Black women college students ’ well-being. Online slides for instructors who want to use this article for teaching are available on PWQ ’ s website at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/10.