Just because it don't look heavy, don't mean it ain't: An intersectional analysis of Black women's labor as faculty during COVID

College of Education, Health and Human Services
  1. Open Access Kent State
  2. Kent State University COVID-19 research and funded grants
  3. Just because it don't look heavy, don't mean it ain't: An intersectional analysis of Black women's labor as faculty during COVID
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Abstract

The purpose of our scholarly personal narrative was to examine how COVID‐19 and an increased awareness of anti‐Blackness in the United States have exacerbated our labor as Black women faculty, with particular focus on teaching and service responsibilities. Dill and Zambrana's (2009) four theoretical interventions of intersectionality guided our study, and we situated our composite narratives within structural, disciplinary, hegemonic, and interpersonal power domains. Our four composite narratives included (1) Interest convergence, there is no real true investment in change; (2) Institutional intent versus impact, I don't know how it will be incorporated; (3) Perpetuation of Black women's labor, just because it don't look heavy, don't mean it ain't; and (4) Reclaiming my time, and it's not because I don't like them, but it's because I love me. Implications for practice and policy are discussed
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1111/gwao.12820
Publication Date
2022-02
Publication Title
Gender, Work & Organization
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Porter, C., Boss, G., & Davis, T. (2022). Just because it don’t look heavy, don’t mean it ain’t: An intersectional analysis of Black women’s labor as faculty during COVID (1–). Gender, Work & Organization. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12820
Porter, Christa, Ginny Boss, and Tiffany Davis. 2022. “Just Because It don’t Look Heavy, don’t Mean It ain’t: An Intersectional Analysis of Black women’s Labor As Faculty During COVID”. Gender, Work & Organization. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12820.
Porter, Christa, et al. Just Because It don’t Look Heavy, don’t Mean It ain’t: An Intersectional Analysis of Black women’s Labor As Faculty During COVID. Gender, Work & Organization, Feb. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12820.