A broken silence : voices of African American women in the academy / Lena Wright Myers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Myers, Lena Wright.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women college teachers.

Discrimination in higher education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (135 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book addresses the interlocking systems of race and gender in institutions of higher education in America. The study is based on empirical data from African American women of various disciplines in faculty and administrative positions at traditionally white colleges and universities. It focuses primarily on narratives of the women in terms of how they are affected by racism, as well as sexism as they perform their duties in their academic environments. The findings suggest that a common thread exists relative to the experiences of the women. The book challenges and dispels the myth that Black progress has led to equality for African American women in the academy. The results of this study make it even more critical that the voices of African American women be heard and their experiences in the academy be expressed. This may be one way to inform academic and lay readers that racism and sexism are not dead.

Contents:

Cover

A BROKEN SILENCE

Contents

Foreword

Preface

1 Introduction

2 The Status of African American Women in Traditionally White Academia

THE SEARCH PROCESS AND RECRUITMENT

MAKING TRANSITIONS

RETENTION AND LONG-TERM CAREER SUCCESS

COPING WITH CHALLENGES IN THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT

3 Epoch of the Time

4 The Power-Thirsty People Syndrome

5 Interpretive Views of Race and Gender

6 Our Voices about Our Experiences

THE RESEARCH

OUR VOICES ON HOW WE ARE PERCEIVED IN FULFILLING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES

OUR VOICES ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCES OF RACISM IN THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT

OUR VOICES ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCES OF SEXISM IN THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT

OUR VOICES ON THE COMBINED EXPERIENCES OF RACISM AND SEXISM

THE RESULTS

7 Coping with Indelible Experiences

Epilogue

Appendix

References

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-122) and index.

ISBN:

9798400621802

9786610927906

9781280927904

1280927909

9780313011405

0313011400

OCLC:

70756207