DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Title

Engaging in Difficult Dialogues-Beyond Color, Where do You Draw the Line Between Race, Gender and Authority in the Classroom

Authors

Safoura S. Boukari, Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Western Illinois University

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

October 2001

This session seeks to engage in the controversial dialogue with all women of color, including white women, through a syncretic paradigm based on historical, anthropological and sociological findings. Using a global and inclusive perspective, this presentation provides insight into understanding our apparent differences and raising our consciousness, to the multiple challenges facing women of color and especially women of African descent in academia. The pending question that needs attention is where to draw the line between our race, gender and the authority we exercise in a classroom setting.