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Why the Caged Bird Sings in the Academy: A Decolonial Collaborative Autoethnography of African American and Puerto Rican Faculty and Staff in Higher Education
- Source :
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Journal of Diversity in Higher Education . Oct 2022 15(5):668-680. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Drawing largely on the work of Maya Angelou, we use decolonial collaborative autoethnography to explore why the caged bird sings in the academy. We offer a "caged bird sings" framework based on Angelou's book and use it to analyze our autoethnographic performances. What we found through this work is that the legacy of colonialism in the academy continues to serve as a cage, but within that cage, we, as African American and Puerto Rican faculty and staff, continue to find ways to sing. Moreover, our song helps us at times to survive and other times to thrive. The biggest tragedy is to not sing at all, leaving the cage unchallenged.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1938-8926 and 1938-8934
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1368995
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000395