"Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come for You?" Defending Yourself From Haters, Racists, and Trolls

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

When critical theories and methodologies are facing organized attacks, graduate students may feel underprepared for this reality of public scholarship. This session features how higher education scholars experience and navigate these attacks, and what graduate students and institutions of higher education can do to prepare and defend against potential targeting.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education

Chairs

• Estefania Toledo, University of Toronto

• Janella D. Benson, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Paris D. Wicker, University at Buffalo - SUNY

Participants

• Nichole M. Garcia, Rutgers University

• Brittany Williams, University of Vermont