(Re)negotiating and (Re)envisioning Our Feminist Journeys: A Collaborative Autoethnography of Five Women of Color Doctoral Students

Authors

Dajanae Palmer, Indiana University, BloomingtonFollow
Ting-Han Chang, Indiana University, BloomingtonFollow
Megan Covington, Indiana University, BloomingtonFollow
Vanessa Na, University of California, San DiegoFollow
Amy C. Wang, University of California, San DiegoFollow

Abstract

This study utilizes critical collaborative autoethnography to explore the development, identity, and experiences as a feminist from five Women of Color doctoral students. Given that existing research on the experiences of doctoral women of color remains sparse, the purpose of this study is to expand the knowledge by highlighting and validating the lived experiences of doctoral women of color in the academy from a feminist perspective. Through the use of collaborative autoethnography, the authors explore and interrogate their individual journeys as self-identified or aspiring feminists. The findings present the living reality and complexity involving history, contexts, intersection of identities, conflicts, inter-/intra-racial coalition, and activism through these Women of Color doctoral students.

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Recommended Citation

Palmer, Dajanae; Chang, Ting-Han; Covington, Megan; Na, Vanessa; and Wang, Amy C. (2020) "(Re)negotiating and (Re)envisioning Our Feminist Journeys: A Collaborative Autoethnography of Five Women of Color Doctoral Students," Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs: Vol. 5 : Iss. 3 , Article 6.
Available at: https://ecommons.luc.edu/jcshesa/vol5/iss3/6