Power of Names in Identity and Oppression - Narratives for Equity in Higher Education and Student Affairs

This edited text centers "name stories" as a vehicle to promote readers' understanding of social identity, oppression, and intersectionality in a variety of educational contexts from residence halls and classrooms to faculty development workshops and executive leadership board rooms.

List of contents

1: Centering Stories of Our Names and Systems of Oppression Part One: Explorations of Names in Teaching 2. Name Stories as Narrative Strategies for Asian American Advocacy in an AANAPISI Context 3. How Names, Titles and Pronouns Can Promote Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education: The Power of Cabbagestalks, Professor Dragon Flames, and Ze 4. Reclaiming My Name: Chronicles of a Latina Immigrant 5. From Acts of Erasure to New Beginnings: Name Narratives as a Pedagogical Tool for Praxis Part Two: Examining Names for Student Affairs Practice 6. The Unspoken Truth: Exploring the Racist Narrative that "Black-Sounding" Names are Ghetto 7. My Name as a Weapon 8. Naming My Body: A Hidden Ism 9. Cultural Hegemony and Its Impact on People of Color in Higher Education in the United States 10. My Name, My Scarlet Letter Part Three: Engaging Research to Explore Names 11. Voicing Names, Naming Voices: (Re)Clamation by Southeast Asian American Women in Higher Education 12. Gender Non-Conformance and the Experience of Names: "My Name is Kim" 13. Engaging Name Stories and The Trauma-Resilience-Critical Consciousness Model within Curriculum

About the author

Robin Phelps-Ward is Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Acting Associate Dean of the Graduate School at Ball State University, USA.
Wonjae Phillip Kim currently works in philanthropy as a grants manager. Before his career change into philanthropy, he worked in multicultural services at various large public institutions.

Summary

This edited text centers "name stories" as a vehicle to promote readers’ understanding of social identity, oppression, and intersectionality in a variety of educational contexts from residence halls and classrooms to faculty development workshops and executive leadership board rooms.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Kim Phelps-Ward
• Assisted by: Wonjae Phillip Kim (Editor), Robin Phelps-Ward (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032192451
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3219245-1
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, EDUCATION / General, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, Moral and social purpose of education, Feminism and feminist theory, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Multicultural education, Moral & social purpose of education, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher