“I Taught Myself Spanish During COVID: Experiences of a Latinx Scholar in Academia”

• In Event: Friends Through Fire: Hmong, Latinx, Arab Feminists as “Bad” Academics

Abstract

In this paper, I track the evolution of my scholarly identity and investments as I arrived at my project on contemporary Latinx representation in media, while I also highlight my own experiences more broadly as a Critical Race and Ethnic Studies scholar with investments in Feminist methodologies who is studying within an English Department. I connect my own experiences of loneliness, hyper self-awareness, frustration, and vulnerability to the structures of the academic institution that dictate which scholars receive support, that designate which projects are prioritized over others, and that determine the potentiality of one’s graduate experience.

Presenter

• Johanna Bermudez, Syracuse University