Speaking of our silence. An autoethnographic approach to explore emotional labour of women of colour in academia
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Abstract
This study explores the emotional labour of people of colour in academic spaces. We conducted semi-structured interviews with students and researchers of colour in the UK and Germany, alongside auto-ethnographic exploration using the audio-diary method. Framed by decolonial and post-colonial frameworks, our study highlights the prevalence of whiteness in academia. Through our research, we seek to contribute to a nuanced understanding of the emotional landscapes traversed by researchers and students of colour within academia.
Keywords: emotional labour, epistemic violence, institutional discrimination, autoethnography, decoloniality
Bibliographie: Aytekin, Vildan/Hu, Mei: Speaking of our silence. An autoethnographic approach to explore emotional labour of women of colour in academia, ZDfm – Zeitschrift für Diversitätsforschung und -management, 1-2025, S. 38-50.
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