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The Battlefield Of The Academy: The Resilience And Resistance Of Black Women Faculty, Jacqueline Hester
The Battlefield Of The Academy: The Resilience And Resistance Of Black Women Faculty, Jacqueline Hester
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This research study explored the resilience of 8 Black women faculty teaching at historically white institutions (HWIs). Crenshaw's (1991) intersectionality, Ladson-Billings and Tate, (1995) critical race theory, and resilience theory are the three theoretical frameworks used in this study to examine the experience of Black women faculty in HWIs. The purpose of this study was to address these experiences to advance the conceptual understanding of resilience as a form of resistance. The research methodology selected involved a qualitative study that used narrative inquiry as a platform for Black women faculty to share their personal narratives and examined the strategies that …