A broken silence : voices of African American women in the academy /

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Author / Creator:Myers, Lena Wright.
Imprint:Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 2002.
Description:1 online resource (x, 127 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11126011
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ISBN:0313011400
9780313011405
0897897935
9780897897938
1280927909
9781280927904
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-122) and index.
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Summary:Ground-breaking for readers concerned with the dynamics of privilege, power, and inequality in contemporary America. This book addresses the interlocking systems of race and gender in institutions of higher education in America. The study is based on empirical data from African American women of various disciplines in faculty and administrative positions at traditionally white colleges and universities. It focuses primarily on narratives of the women in terms of how they are affected by racism, as well as sexism as they perform their duties in their academic environments. The findings suggest that a common thread exists relative to the experiences of the women. The book challenges and dispels the myth that Black progress has led to equality for African American women in the academy. The results of this study make it even more critical that the voices of African American women be heard and their experiences in the academy be expressed. This may be one way to inform academic and lay readers that racism and sexism are not dead.
Other form:Print version: Myers, Lena Wright. Broken silence. Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 2002 0897897935
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Status of African American Women in Traditionally White Academia
  • 3. Epoch of the Time
  • 4. The Power-Thirsty People Syndrome
  • 5. Interpretive Views of Race and Gender
  • 6. Our Voices About Our Experiences
  • 7. Coping with Indelible Experiences
  • Epilogue
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author