Navigating Academia as a Working-Class Academic
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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)
Keywords
- Working-class, academic, hostile, microaggressions
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 50-64 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Working-Class Studies |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Dec 2021 |
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