Unmasking the Experiences of Racialized Women in Academia
Unmasking the Experiences of Racialized Women in Academia
Description
Showcases the multi-disciplinary lived experiences of racialized academic women in their respective postsecondary educational institutions.
This work provides a comprehensive, accessible collection of scholarly work concerning the key challenges that racialized women faculty, administrators and graduate students encounter in academia. The arguments presented within these chapters are based on multi-disciplinary empirical research and theoretical frameworks rooted in diverse disciplines and fields of study such as Indigenous studies, curriculum development and instruction, social work, nursing, psychology, health sciences, mental health, and education. This volume is designed to be used in provincial, national, and international multi- and interdisciplinary academic contexts.
Table of Contents
Foreword, Stephen Emeka Okoli
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Mapping the Academic Landscape, Sandra Dixon and Cecille DePass
Part 1: Breaking Silence: Racialized Women's Academic Journey
1. The Journey of (in)Visibility: To be a Black Woman in Academia, Isabelle Dena
2. Navigating Vulnerabilities and Agency as a Filipina in the Canadian Academy, Jessica Ticar
3. Racism and the Doctoral Journey: Becoming more than just a Statistic, Dalon P. Taylor
4. Succeeding in Graduate School: Overcoming the Odds, Fiona Edwards
Part 2. Unveiling Authenticity: Navigating Identity, Safety and Belonging in Academia
5. Unmasking my Truth: Navigating Feelings of Imposter Syndrome, Millie Batta
6. Fighting an Uphill Battle: Dealing with Student Aggression and Character Attacks, Sonia Meerai and Anh Ngo
7. Fostering Cultural Safety in Supervision: A Bicultural Woman's Perspective, Anusha Kassan
8. Indigenous Teachings from My Baby Crow Boots, Gwendolyn Villebrun
Part 3. Disrupting the Narrative: Black Women's Truths in Academia
9. Strong Black Superwoman Syndrome: Sharing my Experience in Academia, Venise Bryan
10. Deconstructing Stereotypes of the Angry Black Woman, Towani Duchscher
Part 4. Decolonizing Academia: Critical Voices, Spaces and Praxes
11. Decolonizing Curricula and the Praxis of Social Justice, Jacqueline M. Linder
12. A Love Letter for Indigenous Scholarship: Reflections on Academic Perseverance, Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete
13. Decolonizing and Indigenizing Spaces for Women of Color in Academic Leadership, Gertrude Tinker Sachs and Shelley Wong
Part 5. Embodied Truths: Redefining Identity and Leadership in Academia
14. Beyond an Illusion of Inclusion: My Experiences as a Palestinian Muslim Woman in the Academy, Muna Saleh
15. La Gente Pobre: Testimonio of a Chicana/Latina First-Generation Scholar, Noni Mendoza-Reis
16. Becoming Unapologetically Me: Redefining Leadership in Post-Secondary Education, Martha Mathurin Moe
Part 6. Flourishing in Academia: Hope, Spirituality, Wellness and Community
17. Anti-Racism as a Spiritual Practice: Learning from Rumi, Zahra N. Kasamali
18. Well-Being Strategies of an Afro-Caribbean Academic Woman, Dihema R. Longman
19. Applying Utu/ Ubuntu Principles to Community- Engaged Practice, Sophie Yohani
20. Academic Incongruence in Canadian Psychology: Forging a Future in an Alien Profession, Judi L. Malone
Conclusion, Yabome Gilpin-Jackson
An Elder's Blessing: Backward glance, Forward momentum, Cree Elder Doreen Spence
Afterword, Rosalinda Quintanar-Sarellana
Index
Product details
| Published | 08 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781978764682 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 1 bw illus |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
