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OverviewHow do Black women in higher education create, experience, and understand joy? What sustains them? While scholars have long documented sexism, racism, and classism in the academy, one topic has been conspicuously absent from the literature—how Black women academics have found joy in the midst of adversity. Moving beyond questions of resilience, labor for others, and coping, When Will the Joy Come? focuses on the journeys of over thirty Black women at various stages of their careers. Joy is a mixture of well-being, pleasure, alignment, and purpose that can be elusive for Black women scholars. With racial reckoning and a global pandemic as context, this volume brings together honest and vital essays that ponder how Black women balance fatigue and frustrations in the halls of the ivory tower, and explore where, when, and if joy enters their lives. By carefully contemplating the emotional, physical, and material consequences of their labor, this collection demonstrates that joy is a tactical and strategic component of Black women’s struggle. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robin Phylisia Chapdelaine , Abena Ampofoa Asare , Michelle Dionne ThompsonPublisher: University of Massachusetts Press Imprint: University of Massachusetts Press Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9781625347374ISBN 10: 1625347375 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 25 August 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"The focus on joy makes this collection indispensable among books that consider Black women and women of color in higher education. Readable and engaging, When Will the Joy Come? makes a significant contribution to the intersecting fields of women’s studies, African American studies, and higher education administration.""—Shanna Greene Benjamin, author of Half in Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Nellie Y. McKay ""The contributors to When Will the Joy Come? offer personal perspectives on the multiple meanings of ‘joy’ for Black women working within the academy. A timely, compelling book.""—Carole Boyce Davies, author of Black Women's Rights: Leadership and the Circularities of Power" The focus on joy makes this collection indispensable among books that consider Black women and women of color in higher education. Readable and engaging, When Will the Joy Come? makes a significant contribution to the intersecting fields of women's studies, African American studies, and higher education administration. --Shanna Greene Benjamin, author of Half in Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Nellie Y. McKay The contributors to When Will the Joy Come? offer personal perspectives on the multiple meanings of 'joy' for Black women working within the academy. A timely, compelling book. --Carole Boyce Davies, author of Black Women's Rights: Leadership and the Circularities of Power Author InformationRobin Phylisia Chapdelaine is associate professor of history at Duquesne University. Michelle Dionne Thompson is assistant adjunct professor of Black studies at the City College of New York. Abena Ampofoa Asare is associate professor of Africana studies and history at Stony Brook University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |