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Women of Color Teaching Political Science: Examining the Intersections of Race, Gender, and Course Material in the Classroom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 September 2006

Anna Sampaio
Anna Sampaio
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University of Colorado, Denver
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All too often, women of color in higher education have headed the warnings of “publish or perish,” accentuating the centrality of research and publications to their academic careers. However, for the preponderance of women of color, this single-minded attention to research often obscures another aspect to their work that occupies more attention, demands greater time, and yields more satisfying results: teaching and service. For the majority of women of color who are not at research-centered universities, teaching and service occupy the greatest amount of time but can also carry the greatest risks.Previous iterations of this paper have benefited from the feedback and discussion among colleagues present at the 2006 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference and the 2005 APSA panel on Women of Color in the Classroom. In particular, I want to acknowledge the gracious insights of Janni Aragon, Jane Bayes, Cristina Beltran, Ange-Marie Hancock, Mary Hawkesworth, Julia Jordan-Zachery, Lily Ling, and many others who have shared their stores and struggles.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 39 , Issue 4 , October 2006 , pp. 917 - 922
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© 2006 The American Political Science Association

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