Frenemies in the Academy: Relational Aggression among Black Women Academicians

Black women academicians represent a highly educated group that at times hold positional power within institutions of higher education. In this paper, the authors utilize a critical race feminist frame to explore their experiences with relational aggressive dynamics within higher education work sett...

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Published inQualitative report Vol. 24; no. 8; pp. 2009 - 2027
Main Authors Williams, Wendi S, Packer-Williams, Catherine L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Lauderdale The Qualitative Report 01.08.2019
Subjects
Aggressiveness
Black people
Competition
Coping
Counselor Training
Data Analysis
Feminism
Higher education
Intersectionality
Narratives
Predominantly White Institutions
Qualitative research
Scholars
Women
New York
United States > US
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Summary:Black women academicians represent a highly educated group that at times hold positional power within institutions of higher education. In this paper, the authors utilize a critical race feminist frame to explore their experiences with relational aggressive dynamics within higher education work settings. Using auto-narrative qualitative methodology, they collected data through scholarly personal narratives in the form of journals. The entries were analyzed by utilizing an intersectional lens with a focus on coping. Data analysis yielded four themes framed as coping with frenemy dynamics between individuals and contexts. The authors consider the contribution of individual, institutional and structural elements.
ISSN:1052-0147
2160-3715
DOI:10.46743/2160-3715/2019.3407