Presumed Incompetent

by Muhs, Gabriella Gutierrez y; Niemann, Yolanda Flores; Gonzalez, Carmen G.; Harris, Angela P.

• ISBN13: 9780874218695
• ISBN10: 0874218691
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-09-21
• Publisher: Utah State Univ Pr

Summary

Presumed Incompetentis a pathbreaking account of the intersecting roles of race, gender, and class in the working lives of women faculty of color. Through personal narratives and qualitative empirical studies, more than 40 authors expose the daunting challenges faced by academic women of color as they navigate the often hostile terrain of higher education, including hiring, promotion, tenure, and relations with students, colleagues, and administrators. The narratives are filled with wit, wisdom, and concrete recommendations, and provide a window into the struggles of professional women in a racially stratified but increasingly multicultural America.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
General Campus Climate
Introduction	p. 17
Facing Down the Spooks	p. 20
Waking Up to Privilege: Intersectionality and Opportunity	p. 29
A Prostitute, a Servant, and a Customer-Service Representative: A Latina in Academia	p. 40
Black/Out: The White Face of Multiculturalism and the Violence of the Canadian Academic Imperial Project	p. 50
They Forgot Mammy Had a Brain	p. 65
Present and Unequal: A Third-Wave Approach to Voice Parallel Experiences in Managing Oppression and Bias in the Academy	p. 78
Navigating the Academic Terrain: The Racial and Gender Politics of Elusive Belonging	p. 93
Faculty/Student Relationships
Introduction	p. 113
Visibly Invisible: The Burden of Race and Gender for Female Students of Color Striving for an Academic Career in the Sciences	p. 116
Stepping in and Stepping out: Examining the Way Anticipatory Career Socialization Impacts Identity Negotiation of African American Women in Academia	p. 133
Silence of the Lambs	p. 142
On Being Special	p. 152
Are Student Teaching Evaluations Holding Back Women and Minorities?: The Perils of "Doing" Gender and Race in the Classroom	p. 164
Notes toward Racial and Gender Justice Ally Practice in Legal Academia	p. 186
Where's the Violence? The Promise and Perils of Teaching Women of Color Studies	p. 198
Networks of Allies
Introduction	p. 221
Working across Racial Lines in a Not-So-Post-Racial World	p. 224
Native Women Maintaining Their Culture in the White Academy	p. 242
Dis/Jointed Appointments: Solidarity amidst Inequity, Tokenism, and Marginalization	p. 250
What's Love Got to Do with It?: Life Teachings from Multiracial Feminism	p. 266
Sharing Our Gifts	p. 277
Social Class in Academia
Introduction	p. 285
Igualadas	p. 287
The Port Hueneme of My Mind: The Geography of Working-Class Consciousness in One Academic Career	p. 300
On Community in the Midst of Hierarchy (and Hierarchy in the Midst of Community)	p. 313
Tenure and Promotion
Introduction	p. 333
The Making of a Token: A Case Study of Stereotype Threat, Stigma, Racism, and Tokenism in Academe	p. 336
Lessons from a Portrait: Keep Calm and Carry On	p. 356
"No hay mal que por bien no venga": A Journey to Healing as a Latina, Lesbian Law Professor	p. 372
La Lucha: Latinas Surviving Political Science	p. 393
Free at Last! No More Performance Anxieties in the Academy 'cause Stepin Fetchit Has Left the Building	p. 408
African American Women in the Academy: Quelling the Myth of Presumed Incompetence	p. 421
The Experiences of an Academic "Misfit"	p. 439
Lessons from the Experiences of Women of Color Working in Academia	p. 446
Afterword	p. 501
References	p. 505
Contributors	p. 541
Index	p. 555
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