Open AccessMicroaggressive Hierarchical Intersectionalities
Author(s) -
Kathryn Young,
Myron R. Anderson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
metropolitan universities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2472-3541
pISSN - 1047-8485
DOI - 10.18060/24210
Subject(s) - narrative , invisibility , institution , racism , gender studies , race (biology) , macro level , sociology , social science , art , literature , computer science , economic system , artificial intelligence , economics
This article uses methods from narrative analysis to consider how the macro-level experiences of racism and sexism appear in micro-level small stories about hierarchical microaggressive intersectionalities (HMI) in higher education. Small stories shared by university faculty and administrators reveal that microaggressions were simultaneously experienced along the lines of race, gender and role in the institution. Themes emerge that link deprofessionalization, invisibility, and fatigue to these small stories. On a nuanced level, the narratives in this paper demonstrate how broader societal notions of women’s and women of color’s roles in institutions translate into a negative campus climate for those who experience HMI.