A Cross-Cultural Experience of Microaggression in Academia: A Personal Reflection

Autor/in	Simatele, Munacinga
Titel	A Cross-Cultural Experience of Microaggression in Academia: A Personal Reflection
Quelle	In: Education as Change, 22 (2018) 3, (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-9417
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Aggression; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Victims; Social Discrimination; Cross Cultural Studies; Ethnography; Teacher Attitudes; Critical Theory; Race; Cultural Pluralism; Blacks; Foreign Nationals; Pronunciation; Foreign Countries; Professional Isolation; Institutional Characteristics; Student Characteristics; South Africa; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Angst; Victim; Opfer; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ethnografie; Lehrerverhalten; Kritische Theorie; Rasse; Abstammung; Kulturpluralismus; Black person; Schwarzer; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Aussprache; Ausland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Großbritannien
Abstract	Microaggression is defined as subtle and often unconscious or automatic actions or statements made towards a discriminated group. It causes distress, anxiety and isolation. Microaggression can often lead to demoralisation and a feeling that one is in a constant psychological warfare. It is also ubiquitous in nature. This paper is a reflection on my experiences of microaggression as a black female academic gathered from working in six universities across five countries and two continents. I use autoethnography underscored by critical race theory thinking. The reflection has a multicultural face and is done in light of the extant literature on gendered, racial and non-native microaggression in the academic world. I find close similarities in my experiences with others. I conclude that microaggressions are ubiquitous and are inevitable in a multicultural setting. Victims need to acknowledge microaggressions and be assertive in order to mitigate the associated negative effects. Further, counterspaces provide a very useful platform for challenging the inaccuracy of victims' lived experiences and serve as a source of validation. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education as Change. The Centre for Education Rights and Transformation, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa. Tel: +27-11-5591148; e-mail: journal-ed@uj.ac.za; Web site: https://upjournals.co.za/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01