Decolonizing academia : poverty, oppression and pain / Clelia O. Rodríguez

Poetic, confrontational and radical, Decolonizing Academia speaks to those who have been taught to doubt themselves because of the politics of censorship, violence and silence that sustain the Ivory Tower. Clelia O. Rodríguez illustrates how academia is a racialized structure that erases the voices of people of colour, particularly women. She offers readers a gleam of hope through the voice of an inquisitorial thinker and methods of decolonial expression, including poetry, art and reflections that encompass much more than theory. In Decolonizing Academia, Rodríguez passes the torch to her Latinx offspring to use as a tool to not only survive academic spaces but also dismantle systems of oppression. Through personal anecdotes, creative non-fiction and unflinching bravery, Rodríguez reveals how people of colour are ignored, erased and consumed in the name of research and tenured academic positions. Her work is a survival guide for people of colour entering academia. Refreshing And Radical, Decolonizing Academia Speaks To Those Who Have Been Taught To Doubt Themselves Because Of The Politics Of Censorship, Violence And Silence That Sustain The Ivory Tower. Clelia O. Rodríguez Illustrates How Academia Is A Racialized Structure That Erases The Voices Of People Of Colour, Particularly Women, And Their Potential. She Offers Readers A Gleam Of Hope Through The Voice Of An Inquisitorial Thinker And Methods Of Decolonial Expression: Poetry, Art And Reflections That Encompass More Than Theory.-- Decolonizing Academia Is The Voice Of A Latinx Academic Mother Passing On The Torch To Her Latinx Offspring To Use As A Tool To Not Only Survive Academic Spaces But Also Dismantle Systems Of Oppression. Rodríguez Presents Ideas That Many Have Tried To Appropriate, Ignore, Erase And Consume In The Name Of Research. Her Work Is A Survival Guide For People Of Colour Entering Academia.-- Unlearning : First Layer: Trespassing -- Second Layer: Rawness -- Third Layer: Reading Time -- Fourth Layer: Shame -- Fifth Layer: What About Decolonization? -- Sixth Layer: Networking -- Seventh Layer: Who's Counting? -- Eighth Layer: Who's Hiring? -- Ninth Layer: Why Are You Here? -- Tenth Layer: Tragedy -- Eleventh Layer: The #shithole Syllabus -- Twelfth Layer: Intellectual Masturbation -- What/who Kills : (count, S L O W L Y) -- S L O W E R -- Advice 101: Know Your Audience -- Or -- Metaphorical Layers -- Impossible Missionary Positionalities For Women Of Colour -- The Politics Of ([]) : Listening Matters -- Salt -- Unapologetic Letters. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Refreshing and radical, Decolonizing Academia speaks to those who have been taught to doubt themselves because of the politics of censorship, violence and silence that sustain the Ivory Tower. Clelia O. Rodriguez illustrates how academia is a racialized structure that erases the voices of people of colour, particularly women, and their potential. She offers readers a gleam of hope through the voice of an inquisitorial thinker and methods of decolonial expression: poetry, art and reflections that encompass more than theory. Decolonizing Academia is the voice of a Latinx academic mother passing on the torch to her Latinx offspring to use as a tool to not only survive academic spaces but also dismantle systems of oppression. Rodriguez presents ideas that many have tried to appropriate, ignore, erase and consume in the name of "research." Her work is a survival guide for people of colour entering academia. "Refreshing and radical, Decolonizing Academia speaks to those who have been taught to doubt themselves because of the politics of censorship, violence and silence that sustain the Ivory Tower. Clelia O. Rodríguez illustrates how academia is a racialized structure that erases the voices of people of colour, particularly women, and their potential. She offers readers a gleam of hope through the voice of an inquisitorial thinker and methods of decolonial expression: poetry, art and reflections that encompass more than theory."-- Provided by publisher