Black Scholarship in a White Academy

Perseverance in the Face of Injustice

Robert T. Palmer, Alonzo M. Flowers III, Sosanya Jones, Nicole Johnson, Katrina Struloeff, Chad E. Kee, Erik M. Hines, Donna Y. Ford, Jame L. Moore III, Edward C. Fletcher Jr., Brian L. Wright, Terrell L. Strayhorn, H. Bernard Hall, Martinque K. Jones, Isis H. Settles, NiCole T. Buchanan, Kristie Dotson, Blanca Vega, Robert T. Palmer, Alonzo M. Flowers III, Sosanya Jones

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9781421447476
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Administration

Examines the experience of Black scholarship and faculty in predominantly White academic spaces.

While research has emphasized the importance of a diverse faculty, higher education has done little to bring this goal to fruition. The hidden politics at play during the traditional tenure and promotion process represent a significant obstacle to the advancement of Black faculty. While research productivity is the cornerstone of a successful tenure and promotion case at most universities and colleges, Black faculty are more likely to be tasked with extra service activities, which constrains time for research. Many Black faculty are also community-conscious scholars dedicated to conducting research to help uplift their communities, which may not be seen as credible or as valuable in the tenure and promotion process.

Edited by Robert T. Palmer, Alonzo M. Flowers III, and Sosanya Jones, Black Scholarship in a White Academy offers important perspectives on how Black faculty and their scholarship have been historically devalued within the academy, particularly in predominantly White academic spaces. Using anti-Blackness theory as a framework, contributors discuss how White hegemony operates to undervalue and obstruct Black scholarship and faculty. Covering such diverse topics as navigating the tenure process, building Black spaces for inclusion, and exploring the intersection of Blackness and disability in higher education, this book presents ways Black faculty can navigate and challenge systemic racism and racist toxicity within their institutions.

Contributors: Fred A. Bonner II, NiCole T. Buchanan, Sheron Fraser-Burgess, Beverly-Jean M. Daniel, Kristie Dotson, Antonio L. Ellis, Edward C. Fletcher Jr., Alonzo M. Flowers III, Donna Y. Ford, H. Bernard Hall, Erik M. Hines, Martinque K. Jones, Sosanya Jones, Nicole Johnson, Chad E. Kee, aretha f. marbley, James L. Moore III, Robert T. Palmer, Stella L. Smith, Isis H. Settles, Terrell L. Strayhorn, Katrina Struloeff, Blanca Elizabeth Vega, Larry J. Walker, Brian L. Wright

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Halftitle Page
• Introduction: Framing the Context: Situating Black Tenure-Track Faculty in the Academy and Unpacking the Theoretical Anchor of Anti-Blackness
• Part I: An In-Depth Examination of Anti-Blackness in the Evaluation of Higher Education Scholarship
• Part II: Using Aspects of Anti-Blackness to Interrogate Racism on the Campuses of Higher Education Institutions
• Part III: Pathways for Black Faculty to Succeed in the Academy
• Conclusion. Recentering the Emergent Themes on the Theory of Anti-Blackness: Implications for Research and Practice
• Contributors
• Index