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Frances Henry, FRSC, is a professor emerita of anthropology at York University.
Enakshi Dua is the director of the Graduate Program in Gender, Feminist and Women¿s Studies at York University.
Carl E. James, FRSC, teaches in the Faculty of Education and in the Graduate Program in Sociology at York University.
Audrey Kobayashi, FRSC, is a professor of geography at Queen¿s University, Kingston.
Peter Li, FRSC, is a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Saskatchewan.
Howard Ramos is the associate dean of research in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and a professor of sociology at Dalhousie University.
Malinda S. Smith is a professor of political science at the University of Alberta.
List of contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
1 Introduction: Setting the Context
2 Representational Analysis: Comparing Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia
3 Differences in Representation and Employment Income of Racialized University Professors in Canada
4 Academic Production, Reward, and Perceptions of Racialized Faculty Members
5 ¿Would Never Be Hired These Days¿: The Precarious Work Situation of Racialized and Indigenous Faculty Members
6 The Everyday World of Racialized and Indigenous Faculty Members in Canadian Universities
7 ¿You Know Why You Were Hired, Don¿t You?¿ Expectations and Challenges in University Appointments
8 Shifting Terrains: A Picture of the Institutionalization of Equity in Canadian Universities
9 Mechanisms to Address Inequities in Canadian Universities: The Performativity of Ineffectiveness
10 Disciplinary Silences: Race, Indigeneity, and Gender in the Social Sciences
11 A Dirty Dozen: Unconscious Race and Gender Biases in the Academy
12 Conclusion: Challenging the Myth
Appendix: List of Canadian Universities Reviewed
Notes; References; Index
Summary
Challenging the myth of equity in higher education, this is the first comprehensive, data-based study of racialized and Indigenous faculty members' experiences in Canadian universities.
