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An Ode to My Daughter: Navigating PWIs in the 21st Century

An Ode to My Daughter: Navigating PWIs in the 21st Century

Andriette Jordan Fields, Alana D. Fields
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781668435649|ISBN10: 1668435640|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668435656|EISBN13: 9781668435663
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3564-9.ch001
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Fields, Andriette Jordan, and Alana D. Fields. "An Ode to My Daughter: Navigating PWIs in the 21st Century." The Experiences of Black Women Diversity Practitioners in Historically White Institutions, edited by Tristen Brenaé Johnson, IGI Global, 2023, pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3564-9.ch001

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Fields, A. J. & Fields, A. D. (2023). An Ode to My Daughter: Navigating PWIs in the 21st Century. In T. Johnson (Ed.), The Experiences of Black Women Diversity Practitioners in Historically White Institutions (pp. 1-20). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3564-9.ch001

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Fields, Andriette Jordan, and Alana D. Fields. "An Ode to My Daughter: Navigating PWIs in the 21st Century." In The Experiences of Black Women Diversity Practitioners in Historically White Institutions, edited by Tristen Brenaé Johnson, 1-20. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3564-9.ch001

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Abstract

The goal of this chapter is to elucidate on how socio-cultural practices and systems within private and public institutions of higher learning influence and regulate Black women's attitudes, behaviors, and agency utilizing a womanist/feminist lens. Historically, Black women's bodies have been a topic of discussions relating to body images. These bodies have been undermined, disrespected, and shamed, portrayed in the media as angry, ugly, hypersexualized. Theses tropes and more have a bearing on how Black women are received or deemed invisible daily in various spaces i.e., PWI. A Black woman's positionality, femininity, hair, and identity politics, coupled with other unique identities, affect the social and political context impacting how systems are navigated at PWIs. The ability or inability to endure assumptions, stereotypes, and aggressions can confuse those that cross the line thinking that behaviors of disrespect are acceptable. Suggestions/advice are offered for success and keys for thriving, not simply surviving, at PWIs.

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