Feminism and Intersectionality in Academia

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction: The Moments That Became a Book—The Need for Intersectional Women’s Narratives in Academia

   • Stephanie Anne Shelton, Jill Ewing Flynn, Tanetha Jamay Grosland

   Pages 1-11

3. The Superwoman Complex: The Challenges of Family Life for Women in the Academy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. “I Would Never Let My Wife Do That”: The Stories We Tell to Stay Afloat

      • Amy Tondreau

      Pages 15-23

   3. Building a Compass: Leaving, Loss, and Daughterhood in Academia

      • Maureen A. Flint

      Pages 25-36

   4. The Undecided Narratives of Becoming-Mother, Becoming-Ph.D.

      • Kelly W. Guyotte

      Pages 37-48

   5. Showing Up

      • Sarah R. Hick

      Pages 49-60

   6. Superwoman Goes Camping: The On-Going Quest to Right-Size My Life

      • Sharon I. Radd

      Pages 61-72

4. The Less Traveled and Less Valued Pathways: Examining the Devaluation of Women’s Contributions to the Academy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. There and Back and There Again: Notes on a Professional Journey

      • Cheryl R. Richardson

      Pages 75-84

   3. A Woman’s Worth: Valuing Self, Risk, and (Re)vision

      • Tanetha Jamay Grosland

      Pages 85-94

   4. The Ancestral Double Dutch: From Cotton Myths to Future Dreams

      • Stephanie P. Jones

      Pages 95-99

5. The Importance of Intersectionality: Exploring the Diversities of Women in the Academy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. Honest and Uncomfortable: A Loving Look at My Exclusive Campus

      • Lisa M. Dembouski

      Pages 103-116

   3. Afro-Puerto Rican Primas: Identity, Pedagogy, and Solidarity

      • Erica R. Davila, Ann M. Aviles

      Pages 117-130

   4. Lessons on Humility: White Women’s Racial Allyship in Academia

      • Daniela Gachago

      Pages 131-144

   5. Living with Three Strikes: Being a Transwoman of Color in Education

      • Aryah O. S. Lester

      Pages 145-152

6. Vulnerability in the Academy: Women Explore Emotionality, Affect, and Self-Care

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153

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   2. You Can’t Un-See Color: A Ph.D., A Divorce, and The Wizard of Oz

      • Meghan E. Barnes

      Pages 155-166

   3. Doctor of Vulnerability and Resilience

      • Janine de Novais

      Pages 167-178

This edited volume explores the diversities and complexities of women’s experiences in higher education. Its emphasis on personal narratives provides a forum for topics not typically found in in print, such as mental illness, marital difficulties, and gender identity. The intersectional narratives afford typically disenfranchised women opportunities to share experiences in ways that de-center standard academic writing, while simultaneously making these stories accessible to a range of readers, both inside and outside higher education.

• National Council of Teachers of English
• Kimberlé Crenshaw
• single-axis framework
• Superwoman Complex
• American Association of University Professors

• University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA

  Stephanie Anne Shelton

• University of Delaware, Newark, USA

  Jill Ewing Flynn

• University of South Florida, Tampa, USA

  Tanetha Jamay Grosland

Stephanie Anne Shelton is Assistant Professor with the Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methods, and Counseling at the University of Alabama, USA.


Jill Ewing Flynn is Associate Professor with the Department of English at the University of Delaware, USA.


Tanetha Jamay Grosland is Assistant Professor with the Department of Leadership, Counseling, Adult, Career and Higher Education at the University of South Florida, USA.

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