By Bedelia Richards Bio: Bedelia Nicola Richards, PhD is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Richmond. Her scholarship is motivated by the desire to transform higher education … [Read more...] about Black* Students’ Labor as “Race Experts” in the Classroom – Guest Post
Marginalized Voices
How White People Weaponize “Expertise” in Conversations about Race(ism) – Guest Post
By Dr. Bedelia Richards Bio: Bedelia Nicola Richards, PhD is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Richmond. Her scholarship is motivated by the desire to transform higher … [Read more...] about How White People Weaponize “Expertise” in Conversations about Race(ism) – Guest Post
Careful What You Look Like – a Guest Post
Guest Post by Dr. Lillian Banks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These days, cautionary tales about “pretendians” abound in academic circles. And with good reason—non-Indians cashing in on the currency of genocide is not a good look. This is not that kind of … [Read more...] about Careful What You Look Like – a Guest Post
Both-And: Non-Binary Style in Academia – A Guest Post
by Finnegan Shepard Finnegan Shepard is a trans writer, entrepreneur, and ex-classicist with 1/3 of a Phd in philosophy from the University of Cambridge and 3/4s of an MFA in fiction from UNM. He is the founder of Both&, the fastest growing … [Read more...] about Both-And: Non-Binary Style in Academia – A Guest Post
Shirking for Fun and Profit – a Manifesto
Our last post was a guest post about Weaponized Incompetence in Academia. The author, Susan Cholette, wrote:"Do you find yourself pulling together the materials for the multi-section introductory course tutoring site because your fellow instructor … [Read more...] about Shirking for Fun and Profit – a Manifesto
Weaponized Incompetence in Academia–Guest Post
Guest Post by Dr. Susan Cholette Do you feel like your job description is Mom and that some of your colleagues act more like flaky teenagers when it comes to certain chores? Are you writing that report because you can’t trust that other … [Read more...] about Weaponized Incompetence in Academia–Guest Post
Trans on the Job Market: a Crowdsource Post
A reader wrote in to raise the issue of "what to wear" for trans folks on the academic job market, and we decided to make a crowdsourcing post. Reader noted that my old "How to Dress for an Interview as a Butch Dyke" post is sorely outdated (I … [Read more...] about Trans on the Job Market: a Crowdsource Post
History Repeats Itself: A Guest Post About The Crisis in Florida
The writer has asked to remain anonymous. History repeats itself with the governor’s attack on Florida’s higher ed In 1956 a Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, known as the John’s Committee, was created as a reaction to … [Read more...] about History Repeats Itself: A Guest Post About The Crisis in Florida
Paying The Price: The Costs of Academia for First-Gen BIPOC Scholars
By Cecilia Caballero. Bio: Based in LA, Cecilia Caballero is a single mother, creative nonfiction writer, poet, teaching artist, and lecturer of Ethnic Studies. As a teaching artist, Cecilia facilitates generative poetry workshops for BIPOC … [Read more...] about Paying The Price: The Costs of Academia for First-Gen BIPOC Scholars
Regarding bell hooks
bell hooks did not write for me. She did not write for white women. White people were not excluded--her spirit and intellect were too capacious for that. We could learn from her, and many did. But we weren't the priority in any way. Her priority, … [Read more...] about Regarding bell hooks