“They're Setting Me Up for Failure”: A CRNM (Critical Race Nepantlera Methodology) Narrative Inquiry

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Abstract

In this study, the researchers apply Critical Race Nepantlera Methodology to a narrative inquiry of field notes and interview transcripts collected before, during, and after the 2022-2023 school year. The data centers the experience of K, an educator and Black woman, during her first-year of teaching in a predominantly White, Texas suburb. Through this inquiry, we identified narrative threads that reflect challenges and racism K experienced at an elementary school. We also found that K leveraged her black motherhood to resist and navigate the challenges she experienced and maintain a warm demander stance. Through analysis of the experiences of People of Color, we can learn to resist and navigate challenges, ultimately leading towards emancipatory educational practice and changes to policy.

Authors

• Christina Salazar, Texas Woman's University

• Aimee Hendrix-Soto, Texas Woman's University

• Kimberly Lawson, Texas Woman's University

• Amanda K. Messer, Texas Woman's University