In recent decades, American universities have begun to tout the "diversity” of their faculty and student bodies. But what kinds of diversity are being championed, and what kinds are being neglected? Is diversity enough to solve the structural inequalities that plague our universities? And how might we articulate the value of diversity? Transforming the Academybegins to answer these questions.
In recent decades, American universities have begun to tout the "diversity” of their faculty and student bodies. But what kinds of diversity are being championed, and what kinds are being neglected? Is diversity enough to solve the structural inequalities that plague our universities? And how might we articulate the value of diversity? Transforming the Academybegins to answer these questions.
SARAH WILLIE-LEBRETON is a professor of sociology at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she has coordinated the Black Studies Program, served as associate provost, and chaired the college’s Task Force on Sexual Misconduct. She is also the author of Acting Black: College, Identity, and the Performance of Race.
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Acknowledgements Introduction Full Steps Forward, Half Steps Back—The Diversity Challenge of Pedagogy Sarah Willie-LeBreton Part I: Challenging Classrooms Chapter 1 Decentering Whiteness: Teaching Anti-racism on a Predominantly White Campus Michael D. Smith and Eve Tuck Chapter 2 Is there a Silver Lining? The Experiences of a Black female Teaching Assistant
Dela Kusi-Appouh Chapter 3 Radical Leftist or Objective Practitioner? Perceptions of a Black Male Professor H. Mark Ellis Chapter 4 Teaching Difference in Multiple Ways: Through Content and Presence Cheryl Jones-Walker Chapter 5 What You May Not See: The Oscillating Critique Pato Hebert Chapter 6 The Professor, Her Colleague, and Her Student: Two Race-Related Stories Sarah Willie-LeBreton Chapter 7 Challenging Oppression in Moderation? Student Feedback in Diversity Courses Anita Chikkatur Part II: Witnessing Protest Chapter 8 The (S)paces of Academic Work: Disability, Access, and Higher Education Kristin Lindgren Chapter 9 Queer Affects/Queer Access Anna Ward Chapter 10 Geographies of Difference: From Unity to Solidarity Betty Sasaki Chapter 11 La Promesa: Working with Latina/o Students in an Elite Liberal Arts College Aurora Camacho de Schmidt Chapter 12 Passing Strange: Embodying and Negotiating Difference in Academia Daphne Lamothe Chapter 13 A Dean’s Week: “Trap Doors and Glass Ceilings” Theresa Tensuan Conclusion Theorizing the Transformation of the 21st Century Campus Sarah Willie-LeBreton Bibliography About the Contributors End Notes Index
Acknowledgements Introduction Full Steps Forward, Half Steps Back—The Diversity Challenge of Pedagogy Sarah Willie-LeBreton Part I: Challenging Classrooms Chapter 1 Decentering Whiteness: Teaching Anti-racism on a Predominantly White Campus Michael D. Smith and Eve Tuck Chapter 2 Is there a Silver Lining? The Experiences of a Black female Teaching Assistant
Dela Kusi-Appouh Chapter 3 Radical Leftist or Objective Practitioner? Perceptions of a Black Male Professor H. Mark Ellis Chapter 4 Teaching Difference in Multiple Ways: Through Content and Presence Cheryl Jones-Walker Chapter 5 What You May Not See: The Oscillating Critique Pato Hebert Chapter 6 The Professor, Her Colleague, and Her Student: Two Race-Related Stories Sarah Willie-LeBreton Chapter 7 Challenging Oppression in Moderation? Student Feedback in Diversity Courses Anita Chikkatur Part II: Witnessing Protest Chapter 8 The (S)paces of Academic Work: Disability, Access, and Higher Education Kristin Lindgren Chapter 9 Queer Affects/Queer Access Anna Ward Chapter 10 Geographies of Difference: From Unity to Solidarity Betty Sasaki Chapter 11 La Promesa: Working with Latina/o Students in an Elite Liberal Arts College Aurora Camacho de Schmidt Chapter 12 Passing Strange: Embodying and Negotiating Difference in Academia Daphne Lamothe Chapter 13 A Dean’s Week: “Trap Doors and Glass Ceilings” Theresa Tensuan Conclusion Theorizing the Transformation of the 21st Century Campus Sarah Willie-LeBreton Bibliography About the Contributors End Notes Index
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