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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Evoking My Shadow Beast: A Critical Analysis of Caretaking as a Woman of Color Doctoral Student -- Chapter 2. Sett bmit ragel "A Woman as Good as 100 Men": An Arab Woman's Narratives on Discrimination in and outside Academia -- Chapter 3. You're Going to Need a Team: Community, Mentoring, Self-Care, and other Lessons from the McNair Scholars Program -- Chapter 4. Stats and Stories: The Path of One Native Scholar in the Medical Sciences |
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Chapter 5. Disciplinary Peripheries: A Conversation between Canadian Women of Color -- Chapter 6. For Those Considering Medical School: A Black Queer Feminist Perspective -- Chapter 7. Finding Grace: An Asian American Womxn's Counterstory to Graduate School Racial Microaggressions -- Chapter 8. How to Help: Learning the Legacy of the Social Work Professional -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index |
| Summary |
"Although universities have begun to assert a commitment to diversity and inclusivity, this directive has not translated into actual support for underrepresented communities, especially women of color graduate students. It is still commonplace for these students to encounter sexism, racism, homophobia, and classism among fellow graduate students and faculty-often all at the same time. These women encounter fellow graduate students who look down on community college graduates and faculty who do not support ethnic studies or work on people of color. Male scholars dominate classroom texts, and if there is a female scholar included, she is inevitably white. Students are asked inappropriate and invasive questions as they begin to feel like imposters among a sea of white faces. Degrees of Difference bridges the political and personal gap by providing frank and honest reflections on the power relationships that exist within higher education. Contributors come from across the academy, including social work, medicine, history, and ethnic studies, providing diverse perspectives on navigating the challenging path of graduate school. A Latina reflects on the failure of social work curriculum to fully address racial/ethnic minorities, a queer black feminist shares strategies for navigating med school, and one woman of color gives insight into the added hurdles of raising two children while finishing her dissertation. Because there is a dearth of resources for graduate students of color, especially women, this volume will become a go-to resource for navigating higher education. However, in addition to reaching out to women of color, this collection should also be seen as a tool to educate men of color, white allies, and family members on the experiences of women of color in graduate school"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography and index |
| Subject |
Discrimination in higher education -- United States
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Minority women -- United States
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Minority graduate students -- United States
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Discrimination in higher education
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Minority graduate students
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Minority women
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McKee, Kimberly (Kimberly D.), editor.
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Delgado, Denise A., editor.
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| LC no. |
2019052067 |
| ISBN |
9780252052064 |
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0252052064 |
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