Critical Voices of Asian American Non-Tenured Female Faculty: A Dialogue on Intersectionality
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32674/r5wsph10Keywords:
Asian American female, Faculty of Color, AsianCrit, Asian American Faculty, Non-Tenure Faculty, Critical Asian American FeminismAbstract
Marginalization of non-tenured faculty of color in academia endure increased responsibilities and workload without compensation, based on cultural affiliation (Cleveland, et al., 2018; Rideau, 2021). The gender equity gap in salary among non-tenured faculty further exacerbates the issue (American Association of University Professors, 2020). In raising this awareness, this collaborative autoethnographic study focuses on foregrounding the positionality in Asian American non-tenured female faculty (AANTFF) who experience triple marginalization of being Asian, female, and non-tenured. The theoretical framing for this work draws upon Asian Critical Race Theory (AsianCrit) (Chang, 1993; Iltikar & Museus, 2018; Yoo et al., 2022). Critical Asian American Feminism (Chow, 1987), and Critical Collaborative Autoethnography (Bhattacharya, 2008), to develop an interdisciplinary framework using the lens of intersectionality both as a concept and a method. Guided by this research question, in what ways do AANTFF amplify their critical voices through autoethnographic work to understand positions within Asian Critical Feminism and AsianCrit? The researchers critically reflect and engage in a dialogue on their lived experiences with intentional and collective engagement, which are rooted in a deeply seeded racialized history that has informed and shaped their present context.
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