Gendered Mobbing Within the Academy: An Attack on Critical Feminist Sentiment

• In Event: Research on Women in Higher Education

Abstract

This paper utilizes feminist standpoint theory to interrogate the personal oppressions and open hostilities that critical intersectional feminists can face in academe. Looking specifically at academic mobbing, or tactical maneuvers used to discipline and/or punish successful scholars, particularly those possessing critical perspectives, and woman-to-woman bullying, personal self-study is interwoven with critical theory, and personal interviews. The paper concludes with strategies to help novice critical scholars to navigate issues such as academic mobbing and bullying.

Author

• Jennifer L. Martin, The University of Mount Union