During talks, guest lectures, or in the course of teaching, I often reference a number of articles that figure centrally in my own research. For ease of access, I have compiled here a list of the resources I tend to mention, as well as those works I simply love!
Please note that this page is in progress and is continually being updated. If you would like to suggest additional works, please contact me.
On the experiences of people of color and women
Ashley, Wendy. (2014). “The Angry Black Woman: The Impact of Pejorative Stereotypes on Psychotherapy with Black Women”. Social Work in Public Health, 29(1), 27–34.
Ashley examines the adverse impact of the 'angry black woman' trope on the mental health of black women.
Bailey, Moya. (2013). “New Terms of Resistance: A Response to Zenzele Isoke”. Souls, 15(4), 341–343.
Bailey coins the concept of misogynoir - a unique type of misogyny directed specifically at black women.
Berenstain, Nora. (2016). “Epistemic Exploitation”. Ergo, an Open Access Journal of Philosophy, 3(22), 569-590.
Berenstain examines the epistemic labor marginalized people are expected to perform and the emotional and physical impact of this labor.
Collins, Patricia Hill. (1986). “Learning from the Outsider Within: The Sociological Significance of Black Feminist Thought”. Social Problems, 33(6), 14–32.
Collins explores the unique perspective that black women have on society as 'outsiders-within'.
Crenshaw, Kimberlé Williams. (1994). “The Marginalization of Sexual Violence against Black Women”. NCASA Journal, 2(1), 1–15.
One of the pieces in which Crenshaw discusses the hypersexualization of black women and how this sexualization results in testimonial injustice - that black women are less likely to be believed when they report sexual assault.
Fatima, Saba. (2017). “On the Edge of Knowing: Microaggression and Epistemic Uncertainty as a Woman of Color”. In Kirsti Cole and Holly Hassel (eds.), Surviving Sexism in Academia: Strategies for Feminist Leadership, 147–157. Routledge.
Fatima explores how people of color, especially women of color, are microaggressed when their knowledge of oppression and discrimination is dismissed.
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, by documentarian Byron Hurt.
Hurt explores the evolution of hip-hop and rap within the black community, and examines the relationship between this music and black masculinity.
Soul Food Junkies, by documentarian Byron Hurt.
Hurt traces the history and adverse health implications of soul food.
On the experience of women and people of color within the academy
El-Alayli, Amani, Ashley A. Hansen-Brown, and Michelle Ceynar. (2018). “Dancing Backwards in High Heels: Female Professors Experience More Work Demands and Special Favor Requests, Particularly from Academically Entitled Students”. Sex Roles, 1–15.
Guarino, Cassandra M., and Victor M. H. Borden. (2017). “Faculty Service Loads and Gender: Are Women Taking Care of the Academic Family?” Research in Higher Education, 58(6), 672–694.
Müller, Mirjam. (2018). “Emotional Labour: A Case of Gender-Specific Exploitation”. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 1–22.