Intersectional Feminism: A Discussion with LaToya Faulk about Race, Gender, and Motherhood in the Academy

In this episode, Judith and Erin have a conversation with scholar LaToya Faulk about her experiences as a Black female/single mother in the academy. Please read the message below from LaToya about this meaningful discussion:

 

Post Talk Message from LaToya Faulk:

 

The relationship I describe at this time in my life was an unhealthy one.  These sorts of relationships have the potential to impact work production in academic settings and your mental health. It’s imperative that women, but particularly women of color working in academic institutions, find healthy and steady partnerships that provide them with an equity of support which will be needed to counter the insurmountable stress and systemic injustices of higher education.

 

Moreover, I  don’t want listeners to presume access to a library database substitutes for comprehensive mental health services. It is, however, important that we recognize that access to quality mental health services can be limited even for women of color who are single mothers with advanced degrees.  

 

 

References:

"Seeking Emancipation from Gender Regulation: Reflections on Home space for a Black Woman Academic/Single Mother" by Lisa William-White.

 

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1114052

 

Available Means: An Anthology Of Women's Rhetoric(s), edited By Joy S. Ritchie and  Kate Ronald

https://upittpress.org/books/9780822957539/

 

Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia, edited by Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Yolanda Flores Niemann, Carmen G. Gonzalez and Angela P. Harris. 

https://upcolorado.com/utah-state-university-press/item/2338-presumed-incompetent 

 

 

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