Open AccessResearching, Learning, and Healing Within the Master’s House
Author(s) -
Robin Phelps-Ward,
Keneisha Harrington,
Lashia Bowers,
Dion Harry,
Maurice Williams,
Cherese F. Fine,
Travis Smith
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of effective teaching in higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2578-7608
DOI - 10.36021/jethe.v4i2.186
Subject(s) - resistance (ecology) , institution , racism , sociology , action research , autoethnography , pedagogy , collective action , work (physics) , public relations , political science , engineering , gender studies , social science , law , mechanical engineering , ecology , politics , biology
This paper tells the story of resistance and efforts to work and mend within an anti-Black institution: higher education. Through a collaborative autoethnographic approach, seven Black academics connected to the Action Research Collective team (a group focused on supporting graduate students and cultivating equitable campus climates), explored how doing research as a team served as a mechanism for healing from the trauma of anti-Black racism. This paper illustrates how researching, learning, and healing can manifest within research teams by emphasizing visibility, shared experience, authenticity, and community.