Mentoring in a Time of Fascism

Or I am asked to ignore homophobic behaviors? - I think it says a lot when an academic institution and department chooses to keep the status quo over the physical and mental health of its employees. Lydia: I can see why you are describing these experiences in this way, and frankly the academic part...

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Published inLiminalities Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors Moreno, Lydia Huerta, Le, Nhi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tampa Liminalities 01.01.2023
Subjects
21st century
Burnout
Fascism
Higher education
Homophobia
Maternity & paternity leaves
Outdoor air quality
Students
Teaching
Totalitarianism
Trauma
Violence
Women
United States > US
Florida
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Summary:Or I am asked to ignore homophobic behaviors? - I think it says a lot when an academic institution and department chooses to keep the status quo over the physical and mental health of its employees. Lydia: I can see why you are describing these experiences in this way, and frankly the academic part of me thinks we need to unpack this rhetorical association of academia with violence-I mean violence as a term often gets used as a blanket term that hides specific norms, behaviors and practices that cause diverse forms of distress and in some cases even trauma. 1 Robinson, William I. "Global Capitalist Crisis and Twenty-First Century Fascism: Beyond the Trump Hype." [...]there was an article in The Chronicle of Higher Entitled "Totalitarianism takes Aim at Higher Education" where the author, ^Veineck, explains that University of Florida administrators told faculty they could not testify as expert witnesses in a case challenging Florida's voter suppression law. Sometimes not stopping works, sometimes it doesn't and I fail tremendously at being present and showing up for students, my partner and family members. [...]the other day I went to teach class in extremely toxic air because of the wildfires, the air quality index was 638 that is a little more than 100X more than the recommended air quality index recommendation from the ^Vorld Health Organization.
ISSN:1557-2935