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Davidson Microaggressions ProjectAdministrators Doing DEI Work: A Conversation with Directors Shantel Martinez (CU Boulder) & Bianca Zamora (Stanford Univ.)In this episode, DMP founder Amanda R. Martinez hosts a conversation with two guests, who are Latina women of color in administrator positions, Dr. Shantel Martinez, Director of the First-Generation Programs and Enrichment for the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Bianca Zamora, Associate Director for Stanford University's School of Humanities and Sciences. They discuss how they found their way to their current DEI-centric roles within higher education, as well as their own positionality and how they choose to go against the common individualistic grains of academia that privilege an expectation of neutrality and objectivity to instead theorize and write...
2023-12-221h 09
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectBeyond Performative Gestures Towards Ongoing Learning & Action: A Conversation with Drs. Chen & LawlessThis podcast episode features an interview with two educators, Dr. Chen and Dr. Lawless, who are experts in intercultural communication, social justice, and critical communication pedagogy. They discuss their backgrounds, experiences, and how their intersecting identities shape their perspectives on power, privilege, and social justice in the classroom. They emphasize the importance of understanding Intersectionality and how it influences individuals' experiences and interactions in various contexts. They also explore the significance of advocating for marginalized communities while being critically reflexive about their own privileged identities. The interviewees emphasized the need for an ongoing process of learning and action rather...
2023-12-221h 16
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectInclusive Education & Navigating Ableism: A Conversation with Directors of the Academic Access & Disability OfficeIn this podcast episode by the Davidson Microaggressions Project, the host, Dr. Amanda R. Martinez, interviews two members of Davidson College's Academic Access and Disability Resources Office: Director Beth Bleil and Assistant Director Alysen Beaty. They discuss the educational and professional backgrounds that led them to their current positions. The conversation delves into the concept of accessibility, disability, and different learning styles, highlighting the importance of individualized approaches to support students. They emphasize Davidson College's commitment to accessibility while acknowledging challenges in implementing it practically, especially during the abrupt shift to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
2023-12-2255 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectDedicated Multicultural Campus Space: A Conversation with reps from the Monuments Initiative & the Black Student CoalitionIn this episode, two Davidson students, Ricky (DMP collaborator) and Carlin (Monuments Initiative), interview Eboni, the president of the Black Student Coalition (BSC), with Caro, the vice president of the organization. The conversation is about a multicultural organization at Davidson College called the Black Student Coalition (BSC). The participants discuss the significance of having a multicultural organization on campus and the importance of inclusivity and representation. They also talk about the BSC's physical house and how it allows them to host events and support other organizations. The group hopes to see more spaces and resources for multicultural activities in...
2023-12-2237 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectArt as Empathy: Unveiling Untold Truths & Fostering Change with Endia BealIn this episode, two Davidson students and DMP collaborators interview Endia Beal, an artist, educator, and photographer from North Carolina. Endia discusses her educational background and how she found solace in art after experiencing a tragedy in high school. She decided to focus her artwork on racism, discrimination, and systemic marginalization to shed light on untold truths and initiate important conversations. Her series of works, "Am I What You're Looking For?" features young women transitioning into careers, and she photographs them in their own homes to create a sense of comfort and authenticity. The artist emphasizes the importance of...
2023-12-2241 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectArt, Activism, Social Justice and Radical Forgiveness: A Conversation with Justice Fleet's Dr. Amber JohnsonOn this episode of the Davidson Microaggressions Project, the host sits down with Dr. Amber Johnson, an award-winning associate professor of communication and social justice at St. Louis University and the founder of the justice fleet. Dr. Johnson's work focuses on identity, protest, social justice, and digital media. She is also an artist and activist using mixed media art to challenge systems of oppression. Dr. Johnson shares her journey into academia and activism, emphasizing the importance of listening to calls and opportunities. She discusses her work with the Justice Fleet, which uses art to address privilege and healing practices...
2023-12-2244 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectRace, Journalism, Criminal Justice and Media: A Conversation with Prof. Issac BaileyIn this episode, DMP collaborator Ricky Pinnock interviews
the Professor of the Practice in the Department of Communication Studies at Davidson College and a former Harvard Nieman Fellow, Issac Bailey, about his life story and how he thrived to become a former columnist and author of two well-known books. Issac Bailey shares with us how he started his path and opened up by talking about his family's experiences after his older brother committed a murder. Our guest examines the influence of white supremacy on his life as an African-American Southerner. Bailey cautions against the overuse of terms such as "...
2023-12-221h 11
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectNavigating Workplace Microaggressions: Insights from Career Maven's Tiffany TateIn this episode, Dr. Amanda R. Martinez, the founder of DMP, interviews Tiffany Waddell Tate, the associate director for national engagement in the Office of University Advancement at Wake Forest University. They discuss the topic of dealing with microaggressions in the workplace and provide strategies and recommendations for young people, particularly those from historically marginalized groups, to navigate professional environments effectively. Tiffany shares her experience in the academic advising space, where she supports students with various challenges, including overload and referral to campus support resources. She emphasizes her non-linear career
path, which involves working different types of jobs and...
2023-12-2258 min
Being Brown at Work[PART 1] How to Find and Exercise Your Voice When You Are An "Only" with Ashwini BalasubramanianBeing the lone POC in the room can be a nerve-wracking experience for many Black/Brown professionals. And when you add microaggressions and stereotypes to the mix, it can make us want to shrink ourselves to escape the glare of the spotlight. However, with a few helpful methods, you may get over the microaggressions and negativity...and even capitalize on your status as the "only" one. In this episode of Being Brown At Work, Ashwini Balasubramanian, General Manager of Advanced Engineering at Harley Davidson, joins me to have this crucial conversation. ...
2023-05-0330 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectIntersections of Jewish Identity, Hybridity, & Microaggressions: A Conversation with Dr. Ilana McQuinn & Dhalia KrutkovichIn this episode, DMP collaborator Juan Diaz Mercado interviews Jewish Studies professor-scholar Dr. Ilana McQuinn and Davidson senior Dhalia Kurtkovich about the unique intersections of marginalization and being Jewish in the U.S. American south, and Jewish hybrid identity in both Europe and the U.S. Our guests urge us to think beyond persecution tropes towards a critical understanding of Jewish hybrid identity, especially in relation to multiculturalism and the far political right; discourse often lacks a critical apparatus to talk about Jews, race and power due to the dissonance many hold about Jews as white people and therefore...
2021-04-3057 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectAnonymous Grading: A Conversation with Drs. Bes Ceka & Andrew O'Geen, Associate Professors of Political ScienceIn Spring of 2020, the Davidson Microaggressions Project published a guest blog co-written by two members of the Student Government Association's Academics Committee, Julia Bauer and Wren Healy, on the topic of anonymous grading as one concrete strategy that professors can implement to combat bias and support disenfranchised students in their classes. As a follow up to the blog, DMP presents a series of podcast interviews with Davidson College professors who use anonymous grading as one way that they intentionally focus on inclusivity in their classrooms. Tune in to hear Davidson faculty members discuss how and why they employ anonymous...
2020-12-1925 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectAnonymous Grading: A Conversation with Dr. Susana Wadgymar, BiologyIn Spring of 2020, the Davidson Microaggressions Project published a guest blog co-written by two members of the Student Government Association's Academics Committee, Julia Bauer and Wren Healy, on the topic of anonymous grading as one concrete strategy that professors can implement to combat bias and support disenfranchised students in their classes. As a follow up to the blog, DMP presents a series of podcast interviews with Davidson College professors who use anonymous grading as one way that they intentionally focus on inclusivity in their classrooms. Tune in to hear Davidson faculty members discuss how and why they employ anonymous...
2020-12-1919 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectAnonymous Grading: A Conversation with Dr. Melody Crowder-Meyer, Political ScienceIn Spring of 2020, the Davidson Microaggressions Project published a guest blog co-written by two members of the Student Government Association's Academics Committee, Julia Bauer and Wren Healy, on the topic of anonymous grading as one concrete strategy that professors can implement to combat bias and support disenfranchised students in their classes. As a follow up to the blog, DMP presents a series of podcast interviews with Davidson College professors who use anonymous grading as one way that they intentionally focus on inclusivity in their classrooms. Tune in to hear Davidson faculty members discuss how and why they employ anonymous...
2020-12-1922 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectAnonymous Grading: A Conversation with Dr. Trent Foley, Religious StudiesIn Spring of 2020, the Davidson Microaggressions Project published a guest blog co-written by two members of the Student Government Association's Academics Committee, Julia Bauer and Wren Healy, on the topic of anonymous grading as one concrete strategy that professors can implement to combat bias and support disenfranchised students in their classes. As a follow up to the blog, DMP presents a series of podcast interviews with Davidson College professors who use anonymous grading as one way that they intentionally focus on inclusivity in their classrooms. Tune in to hear Davidson faculty members discuss how and why they employ anonymous...
2020-12-1932 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectAnonymous Grading: A Conversation with Dr. Michelle Kuchera, PhysicsIn Spring of 2020, the Davidson Microaggressions Project published a guest blog co-written by two members of the Student Government Association's Academics Committee, Julia Bauer and Wren Healy, on the topic of anonymous grading as one concrete strategy that professors can implement to combat bias and support disenfranchised students in their classes. As a follow up to the blog, DMP presents a series of podcast interviews with Davidson College professors who use anonymous grading as one way that they intentionally focus on inclusivity in their classrooms. Tune in to hear Davidson faculty members discuss how and why they employ anonymous...
2020-12-1938 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectAnonymous Grading: A Conversation with Dr. Kevin Smith, BiologyIn Spring of 2020, the Davidson Microaggressions Project published a guest blog co-written by two members of the Student Government Association's Academics Committee, Julia Bauer and Wren Healy, on the topic of anonymous grading as one concrete strategy that professors can implement to combat bias and support disenfranchised students in their classes. As a follow up to the blog, DMP presents a series of podcast interviews with Davidson College professors who use anonymous grading as one way that they intentionally focus on inclusivity in their classrooms. Tune in to hear Davidson faculty members discuss how and why they employ anonymous...
2020-12-1828 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectAnonymous Grading: A Conversation with Dr. Laura Sockol, PsychologyIn Spring of 2020, the Davidson Microaggressions Project published a guest blog co-written by two members of the Student Government Association's Academics Committee, Julia Bauer and Wren Healy, on the topic of anonymous grading as one concrete strategy that professors can implement to combat bias and support disenfranchised students in their classes. As a follow up to the blog, DMP presents a series of podcast interviews with Davidson College professors who use anonymous grading as one way that they intentionally focus on inclusivity in their classrooms. Tune in to hear Davidson faculty members discuss how and why they employ anonymous gradi...
2020-12-1835 min
Davidson Microaggressions Project"Those Woke [Asian American] Kids," Activism & Interracial Solidarity: A Conversation with Dr. K. James ChoIn this episode, Dr. Amanda R. Martinez and Ashley Ip, member of the Asian American Initiative, interview Dr. James Cho about his dissertation research featuring Asian American youth activism and hashtags over the last six years to track discourse and language for interracial solidarity with other communities of color. Cho interrogates how, why and who is empowered to do activism work among the vastly heterogeneous Asian American youth population. Their identities are often conflated by those who ascribe to simplistic attributes based on society's racial order and consequently associate Asian Americans with otherness and civic ostracism. Intersectionality lends insight...
2020-12-1036 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectIndigenous People & Microaggressions of Erasure: A Conversation with Lumbee Tribe Member, Prof. Brittany HuntIn this episode, DMP collaborator Basil Wiering interviews Professor Brittany Hunt, a member of the Lumbee Tribe, and doctoral candidate at UNCC. She highlights the erasure of Native Americans and how rampant cultural appropriation is in the fabric of our society. Oftentimes, indigenous people are not credited for their many cultural contributions; one example is that they're the original Southerners who created regional food staples like grits and hushpuppies, and another is the phenomenon of white people's unsubstantiated claims to Native lineage, such as thinking they have a Cherokee great-grandmother. Stereotypes drive many interpersonal interactions and exude the core myth that...
2020-11-2749 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectSister Outsiders Building Solidarity: A Conversation with Isabel Ballester and Morgan SpiveyIn this episode, DMP collaborators Jaelyn Taylor and Juan Diaz Mercado interview Davidson alumnae Isabel Ballester and Morgan Spivey about building community, finding your people in white dominant (academic and other) spaces, and (re)discovering identity through immersive, newfound knowledge gained in both in/formal educational settings. They stress the importance of diversifying the faculty and supporting professors of color and interdisciplinary programs, as these are often key sources of support for students of color. Isabel and Morgan elaborate upon how they have continued to harness knowledge and empowerment through their positionalities as Black and Afro-Latina queer women beyond...
2020-11-2357 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectTraveling Migrants Traversing Complicated Borders: A Conversation with Itziri Gonzalez-Barcenas & Brice RosetteIn this episode, DMP founder Dr. Amanda R. Martinez interviews Itziri Gonzalez-Barcenas, Davidson alum from North Carolina & Mexico, and her partner Brice Rosette, a Martinican-Parisian, about the complicated, often tension-filled decisions fueled by restrictive migration policies and personal desire to experience the world beyond border limitations to pursue academic, personal, and professional goals. Itziri and Brice started the Traveling Migrants Instagram page to share their experiences and lend insight to their followers about how borders and policy can often present limited opportunities and also how they resist the negative impact of these challenges by finding joy and beauty as...
2020-11-081h 04
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectCharged Political Rhetoric, Border Logics, & Framing "Others": A Conversation with Prof. Rebecca AvalosIn this episode, DMP collaborator Juan Diaz-Mercado interviews Loyola Marymount University lecturer and University of Colorado at Boulder doctoral candidate, Prof. Rebecca Avalos about her research on Trump's "Make America Great Again" racial project, with a focus specifically on Latinx communities, racial logics, nationalism, migration, and borders. Avalos describes how historical racial scripts aggravate laws and how Latinx subjects shift within these power matrices as embodiments of illegalities. Avalos argues that brown bodies often represent the latest trend of capitalism and tokenism as power shapes knowledge. She elaborates upon how politics and racialized rhetoric can dar animo to create the condi...
2020-10-301h 12
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectRace, Rhetoric, & Religion: A Conversation with Dr. Andre E. Johnson about Black Lives Matter & All Lives MatterIn this episode, DMP collaborator Jaelyn Taylor interviews University of Memphis Communication Studies professor Dr. Andre E. Johnson about his work on race, rhetoric, and religion. Dr. Johnson describes how he found his scholarly path and why he self-proclaims a "bootleg scholar" identity, as it speaks plainly to the common experiences with microaggressions in academia that minority faculty in particular face. Dr. Johnson discusses highlights from the recent second edition (July 2020) publication of his co-authored (with Amanda Nell Edgar) book, The Struggle Over Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter, in the backdrop of ongoing social justice struggles and raci...
2020-10-2357 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectFeminism, Gender, & Sexuality Microaggressions: A Conversation with Drs. Horowitz & GonzálezIn this episode, DMP collaborators Michi and Julia interview Davidson College Gender & Sexuality Studies professors Dr. Katie Horowitz and Dr. Melissa González about gender, sexuality, identity, pronouns, and microaggressions. They reflect upon their educational and professional paths including pivotal moments that have inspired their research and teaching agendas. Drs. González and Horowitz discuss how Davidson College’s LGBTQ+ community climate has evolved and shifted in their time as members of the college community. They offer strategies to confront microaggressions both as a microaggressee and microaggressor. These experts also elaborate upon the importance of gender pronouns and how to ap...
2020-10-1651 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectRacism, Academic Institutions, & Microaggressions: A Conversation with Drs. Bowles & ChoIn this episode, DMP collaborators Michi and Juan interview Davidson College Anthropology professors Dr. Laurian Bowles and Dr. Helen Cho about systemic racism, its manifestation in academic institutional contexts, and microaggressions. They reflect upon their educational and professional paths and discuss their experiences as students and professors, and offer their perspectives about how Davidson College has changed in light of diversity, inclusion, and equity in their time as members of the college community. Drs. Bowles and Cho offer strategies to process and deal with microaggressions both as a microaggressee and microaggressor. Check out our website (davidsonmicroaggressionsproject.org) for detailed...
2020-10-0851 min
Davidson Microaggressions ProjectWhy a podcast?This first short introduction episode features the Davidson Microaggressions Project collaboration team, including Dr. Amanda R. Martinez and student collaborators Michi LaCorte, Julia Lau, Juan Diaz Mercado, Jaelyn Taylor, Ricky Pinnock, and Basil Wiering. We overview the inspiration and motivation for developing this podcast as our next project step and we highlight our slate of guests coming up. Our first full episode is coming later this week. We're excited about this initiative and we hope you all enjoy tuning in!
2020-10-0616 min
Davidson Hang Reflections and Lessons from a life worth livingEpisode 39: Davidson Hang Reflections on Microaggressions
TDLR version: It's probably going to be uncomfortable for many to read this because its about race. Its a story about where I still have my own unconscious and my journey through therapy, coaching, and making my own mistakes to become a better human being.
It's been a bit tough to sleep for me because of so many reasons being couped up inside and not being able to meet in large gatherings and because of the systematic racism that is still taking place.
I had a conversation with a friend of mine and there was some guilt and shame associated wi...
2020-06-0708 min