ERIC Number: EJ1327223
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-9322
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"It's Not You. You Belong Here." A Latinx Conversation on Mentorship and Belonging in the Academy
Garcia, Christine; Campos, Les Hutchinson; de Müeller, Genevieve Garcia; Cedillo, Christina V.
Composition Studies, v49 n2 p53-69 2021
Using the form of a dialogue, the authors of this essay discuss how BIPOC scholars are made to experience disbelonging in whitestream academic programs, institutions, organizations, and the discipline. Some of the ways by which exclusion happens is through the performance of "white penitence," the co-opting of BIPOC lived experiences, and gatekeeping in the fields that relate directly to BIPOC life. The authors share this collective testimonio to remind other BIPOC that they are seen and to advise prospective mentors and colleagues regarding their roles as accomplices in antiracist work.
Descriptors: Mentors, Sense of Community, Hispanic Americans, Minority Group Teachers, Minority Group Students, Writing (Composition), Rhetoric, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty
Composition Studies. Available from: English Department, UMass Boston. 100 William T. Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125; e-mail: compstudiesjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://compstudiesjournal.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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