People outside and within colleges and universities often view
these institutions as fair and reasonable, far removed from the
inequalities that afflict society in general. Despite greater
numbers of women, working class people, and people of color--as
well as increased visibility for LGBTQ students and staff--over the
past fifty years, universities remain "ivory towers" that
perpetuate institutionalized forms of sexism, classism, racism, and
homophobia. Transforming the Ivory Tower builds on the rich legacy
of historical struggles to open universities to dissenting voices
and oppressed groups. Each chapter is guided by a commitment to
praxis--the idea that theoretical understandings of inequality must
be applied to concrete strategies for change. The common
misconception that racism, sexism, and homophobia no longer plague
university life heightens the difficulty to dismantle the
interlocking forms of oppression that undergird the ivory tower.
Contributors demonstrate that women, LGBTQ people, and people of
color continue to face systemic forms of bias and discrimination on
campuses throughout the U.S. Curriculum and pedagogy, evaluation of
scholarship, and the processes of tenure and promotion are all
laden with inequities both blatant and covert. The contributors to
this volume defy the pressure to assimilate by critically examining
personal and collective struggles. Speaking from different social
spaces and backgrounds, they analyze antiracist, feminist, and
queer approaches to teaching and mentoring, research and writing,
academic culture and practices, growth and development of
disciplines, campus activism, university-community partnerships,
and confronting privilege. Transforming the Ivory Tower will be
required reading for all students, faculty, and administrators
seeking to understand bias and discrimination in higher education
and to engage in social justice work on and off college campuses.
It offers a proactive approach encompassing institutional and
cultural changes that foster respect, inclusion, and
transformation. Contributors: Michael Armato, Rick Bonus, Jose
Guillermo Zapata Calderon, Mary Yu Danico, Christina Gomez, David
Naguib Pellow, Brett C. Stockdill, Linda Trinh Vo.
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