Degrees of Difference - Reflections of Women of Color on Graduate School (Paperback)

University commitments to diversity and inclusivity have yet to translate into support for women of color graduate students. Sexism, classism, homophobia, racial microaggressions, alienation, disillusionment, a lack of institutional and departmental support, limited help from family and partners, imposter syndrome, narrow reading lists-all remain commonplace. Indifference to the struggles of women of color in graduate school and widespread dismissal of their work further poisons an atmosphere that suffocates not only ambition but a person's quality of life. In Degrees of Difference, women of color from diverse backgrounds give frank, unapologetic accounts of their battles-both internal and external-to navigate grad school and fulfill their ambitions. At the same time, the authors offer strategies for surviving the grind via stories of their own hard-won successes with self-care, building supportive communities, finding like-minded mentors, and resisting racism and unsupportive faculty and colleagues. Contributors: Aeriel A. Ashlee, Denise A. Delgado, Nwadiogo I. Ejiogu, Delia Fernandez, Regina Emily Idoate, Karen J. Leong, Kimberly D. McKee, Delice Mugabo, Carrie Sampson, Arianna Taboada, Jenny Heijun Wills, and Soha Youssef

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2020
Editors:	Kimberly D. McKee • Denise A. Delgado
Foreword by:	Karen J. Leong
Contributors:	Aeriel a Ashlee • Denise A. Delgado • Nwadiogo I Ejiogu • Delia Fernandez • Regina Emily Idoate • Karen J. Leong • Kimberly D. McKee
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-08505-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-252-08505-1
Barcode:	9780252085055

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