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Access Type
WSU Access
Date of Award
January 2024
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Educational Leadership and Policy
First Advisor
Erica B. Edwards
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This sequential explanatory study focuses on two forms of sight: Sankofa (hindsight) and Surveillance (close observation or monitoring (Foucault, 1995, 2000; Temple, 2010; Quarcoo 1972). These two ways of seeing can provide a unique perspective on Black women’s career experiences in historically white institutions. I focus on how European intellectual systems “sort” Black women via surveil-lance (Lyon, 2003; McKittrick, 2006). Through the lens of Plantation Politics— a theoretical framework that attempts to unpack the lived experiences of Black people whose ancestors were enslaved as part of the transatlantic slave trade—this study seeks to understand the interactions between Black women’s labor and the institution of higher education (Squire, 2021; Williams and Tuitt, 2021). Critical narrative inquiry guides this research as I use cookhouse conversations to glimpse into the professional lives of Black women working at historically white institutions. It is hoped that this insight will help guide more inclusive processes surrounding opportunities for career advancement such as hiring, internal promotions, mentoring programs.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Michelle D., "Surveilling Black Muliebrity At An Urban Mid-Western Research Institution" (2024). Wayne State University Dissertations. 4029.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/4029
