Racial battle fatigue : insights from the front lines of social justice advocacy /

"[B]rings together a collection of personal stories and critical reflections on the repercussions of doing social justice work in the field and in the university ... [A]ctivists, scholars, activist scholars, and public intellectuals share experiences of microaggressions, racial battle fatigue,...

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Other Authors: Martin, Jennifer L (Professor of education) (Editor), Milner, H. Richard, IV (author of foreword), Milner, H. Richard (author of foreword, author of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2015]
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Table of Contents:
  • At the margins of social justice : the moral debate on special education and the other Latino / Bernardo E. Pohl, Jr.
  • Reflections on feminism in the classroom : a "life raft" for students / Michele Paludi
  • Teaching Trayvon : teaching about racism through public pedagogy, hip hop, black trauma, and social media / Bettina L. Love and Regina N. Bradley
  • Princess pedagogy : race, gender, and the Disney construct / Christopher Bell
  • Self-study of social justice teaching on the tenure track : a pedagogy of vulnerability / Jennifer L. Martin
  • "She was more intelligent than I thought she'd be!" : status, stigma, and microaggressions in the academy / M.L. Sharp-Grier
  • Shocked into silence no more / Linda Prieto
  • Being tall isn't exactly the same thing as being black : the challenges of critical perspective-taking in a nearly all-white classroom / Sherry L. Deckman and Beatriz M. Montilla
  • "Alien" troublemakers and nonthreatening pets at a predominantly white university / Yukari Takimoto Amos
  • "Becoming the bear" : a meditation on racial battle fatigue, resistance, and grace in academia / G. Michelle Collins-Sibley
  • Difficult dialogues : a story of relationship as a strategy for racial battle fatigue / Melissa Payne and Victoria Pruin DeFrancisco
  • Where do I belong? : the formation of a destabilized identity / Brandelyn Tosolt
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  • "Yes, I am smart!" : battling microaggressions as women of color doctoral students / Jessica C. Harris, Jasmine M. Haywood, Samantha M. Ivery, and Johari R. Shuck
  • "Black sheep" in the ivory tower : academics of color explore racial battle fatigue and microaggressions in "postracial America" / Crystal Shelby-Caffey, Lavern Byfield, and Edwin Úbeda
  • "They shouldn't get any credit for it!" : Mexican-American studies, Mexican heritage people, racial microaggressions, and racial battle fatigue / Richard Orozco
  • Weathering through : how a doctoral candidate with white male privilege succumbed to racial battle fatigue / Steven Funk
  • A critical eulogy for Joaquin Luna : mindful racial realism as an intervention to end racial battle fatigue / Antonio Tomas De La Garza
  • Effective gender activism : an exercise in marginalization / Wendy Murphy
  • Black women in academia : the invisible life / Jenelle S. Pitt, Mya Vaughn, Aisha Shamburger-Rousseau, and LaKeisha L. Harris
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  • Part I Theory and Narrative
  • 1 Self-Study of Social justice Teaching on the Tenure Track: A Pedagogy of Vulnerability / Jennifer L. Martin Martin, Jennifer L 3
  • 2 "She Was More Intelligent Than I Thought She'd Be!": Status, Stigma, and Microaggressions in the Academy / M. L. Sharp-Grier Sharp-Grier, M. L. 29
  • 3 Shocked into Silence No More / Linda Prieto Prieto, Linda 45
  • 4 Being Tall Isn't Exactly the Same Tiling as Being Black: The Challenges of Critical Perspective-Taking in a Nearly All-White Classroom / Sherry L. Deckman Deckman, Sherry L., Beatriz M. Montilla Montilla, Beatriz M. 55
  • 5 "Alien" Troublemakers and Nonthreatening Pets at a Predominantly White University / Yukari Takimoto Amos Amos, Yukari Takimoto 67
  • 6 "Becoming the Bear": A Meditation on Racial Battle Fatigue, Resistance, and Grace in Academia / G. Michelle Collins-Sibley Collins-Sibley, G. Michelle 81
  • 7 Difficult Dialogues: A Story of Relationship as a Strategy for Racial Battle Fatigue / Melissa Payne Payne, Melissa, Victoria Pruin DeFrancisco DeFrancisco, Victoria Pruin 91
  • 8 Where Do I Belong?: The Formation of a Destabilized Identity / Brandelyn Tosolt Tosolt, Brandelyn 113
  • Part II Battles Still to Be Waged
  • 9 "Yes, I Am Smart!": Battling Microaggressions as Women of Color Doctoral Students / Jessica C. Harris Harris, Jessica C., Jasmine M. Haywood Haywood, Jasmine M., Samantha M. Ivery Ivery, Samantha M., Johari R. Shuck Shuck, Johari R. 129
  • 10 "Black Sheep" in the Ivory Tower: Academics of Color Explore Racial Battle Fatigue and Microaggressions in "Postracial America" / Crystal Shelby-Caffey Shelby-Caffey, Crystal, Lavern Byfield Byfield, Lavern, Edwin Úbeda Úbeda, Edwin 141
  • 11 "They Shouldn't Get Any Credit for It!": Mexican American Studies, Mexican Heritage People, Racial Microaggressions, and Racial Battle Fatigue / Richard Orozco Orozco, Richard 153
  • 12 Weathering Through: How a Doctoral Candidate with White Male Privilege Succumbed to Racial Battle Fatigue / Steven Funk Funk, Steven 167
  • 13 A Critical Eulogy for Joaquin Luna: Mindful Racial Realism as an Intervention to End Racial Battle Fatigue / Antonio lamas De La Garza Garza, Antonio lamas De La 177
  • 14 Effective Gender Activism: An Exercise in Marginalization / Wendy Murphy Murphy, Wendy 191
  • 15 Black Women in Academia: The Invisible Life / Jenelle S. Pitt Pitt, Jenelle S., Mya Vaughn Vaughn, Mya, Aisha Shamburger-Rousseau Shamburger-Rousseau, Aisha, LaKeisha L. Harris Harris, LaKeisha L. 209
  • 16 At the Margins of Social justice: The Moral Debate on Special Education and the Other Latino / Bernardo E. Pohl, Jr. Pohl, Bernardo E., Jr. 225
  • Part III Pedagogy and Practice
  • 17 Reflections on Feminism in the Classroom: A "Life Raft" for Students / Michele Paludi Paludi, Michele 241
  • 18 Teaching Trayvon: Teaching about Racism through Public Pedagogy, Hip Hop, Black Trauma, and Social Media / Bettina L. Love Love, Bettina L., Regina N. Bradley Bradley, Regina N. 255
  • 19 Princess Pedagogy: Race, Gender, and the Disney Construct / Christopher Bell Bell, Christopher 269.