A Reflexive Plática Honoring the Femtorship of Black and Latina Women in the Ivory Tower

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium utilizes reflexivity as a method to honor the femtorship of Black and Latina faculty in academia. Reflexivity serves as “a methodological tool for deconstructing power and co-creating knowledge throughout the research process” (Hesse-Biber & Piatelli, 2014, p. 5). Literature suggests that graduate students of color, Black and Latina students in particular, are often mentored by one another as well as Women of Color faculty (Santa Cruz Feminist Collective, 2014). These relationships often lead to an enriched research agenda and positively impact the doctoral experience. Through lived experiences of doctoral graduate students of color and Black and Latina faculty, we intend to cultivate a space where we affirm engagement, belonging, and visibility while dismantling white supremacy in academia.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in Education

Chair

• Linda M. Perkins, Claremont Graduate University

Papers

• Breaking Ladders to Build Bridges: How Women of Color Faculty Raised Me as a Critical Feminist Scholar - Jenelle Nila, Claremont Graduate University

• Cultivating and Embracing Community Cultural Wealth With the Femtorship of Black and Latina Faculty - Cristal Briseida Almonte, Claremont Graduate University

• Breaking Dissemblance With Reflexive Journaling: The Femtorship Experiences of a Black Woman PhD Student - Monica Ugwu Perkins, Claremont Graduate University

• To Be Queer and Latinx: Pláticas of a Jotería Existence at Predominantly White Institutions - Sergio A Gonzalez, Claremont Graduate University

Discussants

• Gloria Itzel Montiel, Claremont Graduate University

• Gilda Laura Ochoa, Pomona College

• Dionne Bensonsmith, Claremont Graduate University