On Being 'Hen's Teeth': Interdisciplinary practices for women of color in Geography
Titel:
On Being 'Hen's Teeth': Interdisciplinary practices for women of color in Geography
Auteur:
Liu, Laura Y.
Verschenen in:
Gender, place and culture
Paginering:
Jaargang 13 (2006) nr. 1 pagina's 39-48
Jaar:
2006-02
Inhoud:
This paper examines the position of women of color in the discipline of geography in terms of our relatively small numbers, or what one geography professor described as being 'as rare as hen's teeth'. Using pedagogical examples, the paper analyzes institutionalized racism and sexism at the level of the educational institution, both in geography and also in interdisciplinary locations such as gender studies. Drawing from collective analysis and interdisciplinary research, I propose interdisciplinary strategies of mentorship and support, intellectual exchange, and political engagement outside the academic context as ways to address disciplinary isolation for women of color in the field. I argue that these strategies can offer crucial alternative entry points into intellectual and political projects and can open up the discipline itself by destabilizing its structural and intellectual hierarchies and expanding the scope and relevance of geographic research. 'Asian American women in human geography are as rare as hen's teeth.' (Professor in Geography) De ser 'los dientes de gallinas': Los Costumbres Interdisciplinarios de mujeres de color en Geografia Este papel examina la posicion de mujeres de color en la disciplina de geografia en cuanto a nuestras cifras relativamente bajas, o lo que describio una profesora de geografia como ser 'tan raro como dientes de gallinas'. Usando ejemplos pedagogicos, este papel analiza el racismo y el sexismo institucionalizados en la institucion educacional no solo en geografia sino en sitios interdisciplinarios tal como estudios de genero. Utilizando analisis colectivo y estudios interdisciplinarios, propongo estrategias interdisciplinarias de aconsejar y apoyo, intercambios intelectual, e involucrar en las politicas afuera del contexto academico para abordar el aislamiento disciplinario para mujeres de coloren el campo. Argumento que estas estrategias podria ofrecer entradas alternativas cruciales a los proyectos intelectuales y politicos, y ademas, podria hacer accesible la disciplina de geografia a traves de la desestabilizacion de sus jerarquias estructuradas e intelectuales y la expansion de la amplitud y relevancia de investigacion geografica.
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