TY - JOUR

T1 - Navigating Academia as a Working-Class Academic

AU - Crew, Teresa

PY - 2021/12/25

Y1 - 2021/12/25

N2 - Despite an increasing focus on theimpact of class in higher education, less has been said about the experiences of those working-classpeople who navigate from student to scholar.In the largest interview study to date, conducted in the United Kingdom, this paper draws upon extensive qualitative interview data with ninety working-class academics.This article highlights the hostile encounters faced by these academics but also illuminates the forms of capital and the assets they bring to academia.The article suggests how we can move forward before providing a reminder that the working class should not be viewed by their supposed deficits (real or imaginary)

AB - Despite an increasing focus on theimpact of class in higher education, less has been said about the experiences of those working-classpeople who navigate from student to scholar.In the largest interview study to date, conducted in the United Kingdom, this paper draws upon extensive qualitative interview data with ninety working-class academics.This article highlights the hostile encounters faced by these academics but also illuminates the forms of capital and the assets they bring to academia.The article suggests how we can move forward before providing a reminder that the working class should not be viewed by their supposed deficits (real or imaginary)

KW - Working-class

KW - academic

KW - hostile

KW - microaggressions

U2 - 10.13001/jwcs.v6i2

DO - 10.13001/jwcs.v6i2

M3 - Article

VL - 6

SP - 50

EP - 64

JO - Journal of Working-Class Studies

JF - Journal of Working-Class Studies

SN - 2475-4765

IS - 2

ER -