Invisible Labor V9

<p><center><h2> Foolery, Refusal and Possibility</h2><span style="font-size: 150%">On Labor Relationalities at Predominantly White Institutions</span> Yanira Rodríguez, Sophia Sunshine Vilceus, Laquana Cooke, Emily Aguiló-Peréz, Sherri Craig, Jason Vanfosson, Tim Dougherty, Ben Kuebrich, and Michael Burns</p></center> Through a three-act play, a series of skits, painting, collaging, linocut prints, remixing and other making practices, this multi-modal, multi-genre analysis addresses the necessity to develop an ethos of refusal in the academy and field. Refusal offers a turn away from the white supremacist toxic relationalities that capitalize on Black Indigenous People of Color’s labor. These relationalities simultaneously render BIPOC bodies hypervisible as tokens of diversity and brokers of assimilation while invisibilizing their labor, its value and the duress and constraints under which it is performed. <style> img { max-width: 50%; max-height: 50%; } </style> <img src="https://hiphopjournalism.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/univfactory4.png?w=665" ALIGN="right"> </div> Refusal includes but also means more than upholding our right to say “no” when asked to do extra labor. Developing an ethos of refusal at times means refusing the University (Grande), that is, not re-inscribing as norm capitalist labor practices that privilege productive performance above quality of life. Refusing also means rendering visible and divesting from the faulty logics that normalize these practices. These capitalist labor practices are undergirded by a rhetorical machinery that by repetition through white bodies at PWI’s, coerces compliance. Refusal turns us towards new ways of relating and reimagining to what ends we do the work we came to do. In the spirit of reimagination, we refuse to impose a strict navigation scheme on the analysis to come. Rather, we invite you to ramble, to explore, to find yourself surprised. Do you want to start where we end, with theory and framing in our [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]]? Do you want to find vocalized the immense weight of unspoken expectations undergirding BIPOC labor relations in PWIs, setting the scene for our labor together through the [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]]? Perhaps you wish to start with dramatized depictions of quotidian labor experiences, where mundane moments of white silence and violence are made visible through our representation of a [[DEPARTMENT MEETING]] and related moments? Or our embodied spoken-word [[REFUSALS]] of conditions as they are? Or maybe our 9 different ways to write back on the scene in order to produce new [[POSSIBILITIES]] together? [[THE FOOLERY: A THREE-ACT SATIRICAL PLAY]] THE SCENE: THE UNSPOKEN [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] AT A PWI [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[WHO WE ARE]] [[WORKS CITED]]

You are expected to take on more, and sooner. You will be told that “we do not eat our young here.” Be wary of such claims. You will be told you can “Say No” to added teaching and departmental obligations. Do so at your own peril. You are expected to work through fatigue. You are expected to compartmentalize your labor at this institution as distinct from the work you do and the world in which you live. You are expected to suffer micro- and macro-aggressions and keep your cool. You are expected to protect those who are the source of your trauma. That you are angry is of more interest to us than why you are angry. You are expected to affirm our allyship. You are expected to be the body that signifies our commitment to diversity and inclusion. You are expected to package your politics in a way that does no harm to our departmental and institutional hegemony. Do the invisible labor and be quiet about it. [[START]]

Faculty of color (especially un-tenured) point out racist and harmful behaviors that white colleagues are perpetuating (esp. White women who position themselves publicly as allies). The white colleague’s response is to list all the ways they view themselves as an ally rather than listen and acknowledge their behavior. passage to edit it.

A parody mockumentary where folks can name the empty performances of solidarity often seen when administrators, scholars, or allies in the academy seek to solve “climate” issues or improve department morale. Could strive for an aesthetic like The Office, Parks and Recreation, or Best in Show/Waiting for Guffman/Spinal Tap/A Mighty Wind, with ridiculous scenes of obvious injustice perpetrated by oblivious or well-meaning or fragile folks with privilege, then cutting to “interview” panels where scholars of color seek to unpack the behaviors.

A panel about race, where the white guy’s main argument is that we need to listen to scholars of color, to center their voices, and to get out of the way. Each other person on the panel is a person of color and/or a woman. Each tries to get a word in edgewise, but cannot. Eventually, each leaves the table while the white scholar continues to speak

<h2>The Foolery: A Three Act Play</h2> What follows is a three act play, The Foolery, meant to render in stark relief composite characters, recurrent relationalities and spaces of exchange in predominantly white institutions to unmask constrained labor relations. The composite characters do not have one-on-one correspondence to any one person but are a composite of white performativity in academic spaces built from data, personal experiences and academic research articles. As Aja Martínez argues, if white academics see themselves represented in these characterizations, that says more about them ("Counterstory with Dr. Aja Martinez"). These characterizations have led to counter critiques by white academics that mobilize essentialism as a tool to discredit them. <style> img { max-width: 50%; max-height: 50%; } </style> <img src="https://hiphopjournalism.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/liblearning_jmacphee_1500-copy-1.png?w=663" ALIGN="left" HSPACE="50"> </div> These counter arguments raise the question: can Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) essentialize white people at PWI’s? That is, have BIPOC created the white supremacist notions of identity that yield these characterizations? Do BIPOC’s critiques of whiteness and the patterns and tendencies of people with white privilege keep white people from: access to housing; from a good education; from healthcare; from decent work with a livable wage; from a violence free existence where their bodies are not constantly policed, brutalized and killed? And these name just a few of the demonstrated ills of racism based on essentializing notions of BIPOC. These questions are for reflection and are specifically concerned with the use of the term essentialism to undermine BIPOC critiques of whiteness and the patterns and tendencies of people with white privilege. For these purposes it might be useful to consider how white people essentialized themselves as a project of white supremacy. That BIPOC, with the end goal of collective liberation, unmask the essentialized characteristics of whiteness does not make them the purveyors of violence (Ahmed) for, as Sartre writes of Fanon, this work is “merely setting out a diagnosis” (Fanon, Wretched 9). To begin, let us set the scene of our labor: the statement of expectations that governs the scene of our activity. THE SCENE: THE UNSPOKEN [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] AT A PWI [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]]

There is a segment during [[The Department Meeting]] where Adjuncts are introducing themselves to the department. Each one, all bright eyed, stands up and tells a little bit about themselves, their backgrounds, studies, and hopes for the semester. They are warmly applauded, as fellow colleagues nod at them. They feel seen. By the end of the department meeting, there is a sign up sheet for needed supplies, requested by the instructors. Things that range from computer monitors, to markers, and couches for the offices are effortlessly placed on the list by faculty. Prof Darbonne notes that she simply needs a few dry erase markers and a laptop, after she sees that her colleagues have requested new mac computers and office decor. Upon seeing the list, the Administrative Assistant informs Professor Darbonne that only used markers, with missing caps, are relegated to adjuncts. Confused, Professor Darbonne believes she has no other choice, but to simply accept this departmental policy--after all she’s just grateful to have been hired. When she asks about her laptop, she’s told that she can find some laptops in the recycling bin in the copy room. She’s told that they have cracked screens, run slowly, but still work and “will get the job done.” Puzzled, and a bit paralyzed, another colleague pats her on the back and says “welcome to the family.” Office of [[Benevolence Part 2]]

These short passages examine the devaluation of labor through priviledged knowledge making practices, mentorship, invisibilizing power dynamics, selective humanizing [[People who “can write”]] ain’t always (al) right [[Quien Le Paga a Mis Mentorxs del Más Allá?]]/Who pays my real mentors “[[I’m Just Your Peer]] [[Oops vs. Incompetence]]

The politics of skills as valuation of labor in academic spaces remains underexamined. It has been useful to think about the ways we enter into relationality with each other in academic spaces. There is a politics of skills that inform collaborative work but also informal exchanges. Orality is deeply abused in the academy. This abuse leads to contentious relationalities. So does weaponizing knowledges. In these relationalities, the written word becomes the historical record of the oral exchange. Whoever has the most skill to write it becomes the one who thinks it, erasing many of our public intellectuals or rather replacing them with bodies and voices that co-opt speech acts. In casual exchanges orality is equally abused when marginalized faculty are invited to share (and teach) about happenings they are experiencing and this information is abstracted from the bodies who have experienced these issues and are sharing knowledges about how to create change or worse when these knowledges are repurposed by others as a tool to speak for the person who shares them. These moments arise from seemingly benevolent interventions. For example, when white colleagues interpret allyship as the need to act as “amplifiers” of what people of color in the room have shared. This practice is deeply problematic when it results in erasure of the body of color and re-centers the white speaking body [[START]] [[Labor & Realtionality]]

When Rainy Cruz was a Master’s student, they created an ancestor board with the pictures of writers, organizers and artists who she called on for guidance. This was Rainy’s attempt to envision and call forth the kind of mentorship and knowledge lineages they desperately needed. When they were accepted into their PhD program conditions were similar. Rainy found mentors in other programs and departments but not her own. It was helpful to receive this interdisciplinary guidance but it remained true that this meant extra work for them as it did for those professors who were not only mentoring Rainy but POC graduate students from several other programs, as well as from their own. Rainy also relied on mentors beyond the institution, the few professors whose presence and scholarship sustained them and reflected back the work Rainy hoped to do too. She would meet these mentors occasionally at conferences or through digital spaces, and was always inspired and floored by the generosity of time, knowledges and advice shared. Again, these mentors did this for Rainy and many others and also created scholarly work that continued these efforts. This labor (through their writing and presence in material and digital spaces, through their reach to students nationally, beyond the scope of the institutions where they worked) would go unseen and uncompensated. [[START]] [[Labor & Realtionality]]

Affective language is often used to mask hierarchal relationalities. From the moment Rainy Cruz began work at their new place of employment they were struck by the language of comradery that circulated throughout the department. Unlike the private PWI where Rainy Cruz attended graduate school, their new department, at least based on the language they used, seemed invested in dismantling relational hierarchies. Until… [[START]] [[Labor & Realtionality]]

Who is human when it comes to academic miscommunications and who bears the burden of labor-intensive mishaps. Rainy has been appointed to a labor intensive committee at their new place of work. They sit on the committee with several white senior faculty. They notice there is no orientation guide into the work. During the first meeting the committee members, all white, quickly begin conversation based on previous discussions and department history for which Rainy has no reference points. They sound knowledgeable in their familiar exchanges and there is a lot of joking and comradery happening. Rainy, unable to weigh in, sits and observes how much this reminds them of the graduate classroom with its exclusionary knowledges and modes of exchange. This figured in high contrast to the co-created and continuously reinvented organizing spaces Rainy was a part of, spaces that documented histories of exchange including fraught moments. But in academic spaces, Rainy was familiar with a university culture that continuously sought to hide its mean moments rather than face them, hold space for failure and creatively apply its lessons. The academy relies on invented memories. Rainy begins to realize that part of the labor of the committee includes interfacing with other senior faculty on matters that have been points of tension before Rainy became a faculty member. Some of these tensions have long histories but again, Rainy does not have that information, and when they attempt to contribute, this history is used to dismiss their contributions. In addition to interfacing with senior faculty Rainy has the added labor of figuring out this history, and the emotional labor of witnessing disparaging conversations. Because of the shared knowledges in the room, decisions happen rather quickly. When Rainy attempts to pause to consider how they will vote on them the white faculty members make comments about needing to move along, and how much labor it entails and how time consuming the committee can be. Reading these comments for their intent, Rainy begins to understand their role in such a space. During one incident a senior faculty member of the committee charged with duties that could affect junior and contingent teachers’ reappointment process, made a grave error that required a great deal of labor to redress. This labor would have to be performed by junior faculty members who are positioned as assistants to the senior faculty. [[START]] [[Labor & Realtionality]]

[[Scene 1: “Wokeness”]] Faculty of color (especially un-tenured) point out racist and harmful behaviors that white colleagues are perpetuating (esp. White women who position themselves publicly as allies). The white colleague’s response is to list all the ways they view themselves as an ally rather than listen and acknowledge their behavior. [[Scene 2: Behind the Wokeness]] A parody mockumentary where folks can name the empty performances of solidarity often seen when administrators, scholars, or allies in the academy seek to solve “climate” issues or improve department morale. Could strive for an aesthetic like The Office, Parks and Recreation, or Best in Show/Waiting for Guffman/Spinal Tap/A Mighty Wind, with ridiculous scenes of obvious injustice perpetrated by oblivious or well-meaning or fragile folks with privilege, then cutting to “interview” panels where scholars of color seek to unpack the behaviors. [[Scene 3:]] The Woke White Guy taking up all the oxygen on the panel. A panel about race, where the white guy’s main argument is that we need to listen to scholars of color, to center their voices, and to get out of the way. Each other person on the panel is a person of color and/or a woman. Each tries to get a word in edgewise, but cannot. Eventually, each leaves the table while the white scholar continues to speak [[Scene 4:]] The administrator who creates another ghettoized diversity committee in the department, and fills it with the busiest people in the department. Three people of color in the scene looking very busy, likely doing really hard stuff like actually juggling, spinning plates, balancing a very high pile of books, or dodging a bunch of balls being thrown at them from off screen. 1 or 2 white people also in the room, quietly sitting and writing. Admin comes in, very worked up about the latest racist act on campus. Proceeds to ignore the white men writing, and give the work to the juggler, the plate spinner, the book balancer, and the ball dodger. Then, as each accepts their fate, they go to leave the room. But first they need to sling a heavy backpack on their back and their front with different words on them like “informal mentoring of students of color” to signify all their unpaid labor. [[Scene 5:]] The white male committee member dodging work but taking credit. In this scene, the white male committee member is using obvious manipulation strategies (flattery; feigning lack of qualifications; presenting a tremendous opportunity for leadership or professional development) to get out of work and put it on more vulnerable junior faculty. Then, in the larger department meeting, same person speaks up taking credit for the work. If confronted, he gaslights them by saying he’s trying to protect them from blowback. [[Scene 6:]] Passing the Buck Faculty member of color brings a complaint against a student who’s made them feel unsafe, and this scene sees them explained away at three or four levels of power. At each stop, the person with power feigns powerlessness.

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White Male Dean pt. 1 "Now a word from our college management." <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/78XxMD5sp0c" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> “Thank you white male dean. You’re the best." [[Scene 1: Supporting Adjuncts]] [[Scene 2: If You All Didn't Look the Same]] Office of [[Benevolence Part 2]]

White Male Dean pt. 2 “Now a word from our college management on the current 'racial climate.’" [Piano Bar Jazz] Oh: I know you’re hurting right now. I feel your pain! That’s why I’ve got two words for you. I said I’ve got two words for you right now! Diversity — That’s word number one, oh yes. And Inclusion — that’s word number two. Don’t they sound good? Let me say them again! Diversity!!! And Inclusion!!! Oh yes! I look so good. Saying these two words to you right now. Give me a raise (falsetto background: "Give him a raise!”) Give me a raise (falsetto background: "Give him a raise!”) One more time I know what you need me to say right now: Diversity!!! and Inclusion!!! Oh! Who needs a raise? This white male dean needs a raise! Look for an email – yes! Setting up nine task forces – Uh-huh Filled with all your racist colleagues and yourself! To make recommendations to the Dean – that’s right. For next year’s task forces on the current racial climate! Heyyyy!!!! Because we’re all in this together! That’s right… I look good, I look good, I look good… “thank you white male dean. you’re the best." [[Scene 3: The Emails Ain't made for Everybody]]

There is a segment during the Department Meeting where Adjuncts are introducing themselves to the department. Each one, all bright eyed, stands up and tells a little bit about themselves, their backgrounds, studies, and hopes for the semester. They are warmly applauded, as fellow colleagues nod at them. They feel seen. By the end of the department meeting, there is a sign up sheet for needed supplies, requested by the instructors. Things that range from computer monitors, to markers, and couches for the offices are effortlessly placed on the list by faculty. Prof Darbonne notes that she simply needs a few dry erase markers and a laptop, after she sees that her colleagues have requested new mac computers and office decor. Upon seeing the list, the Administrative Assistant informs Professor Darbonne that only used markers, with missing caps, are relegated to adjuncts. Confused, Professor Darbonne believes she has no other choice, but to simply accept this departmental policy--after all she’s just grateful to have been hired. When she asks about her laptop, she’s told that she can find some laptops in the recycling bin in the copy room. She’s told that they have cracked screens, run slowly, but still work and “will get the job done.” Puzzled, and a bit paralyzed, another colleague pats her on the back and says “welcome to the family.”

Scene 2-- If Only You All Didn’t Look The Same Including Professor Darbonne, there are now two Black Women faculty members in the department. Professor Darbonne is the only Black Adjunct--the other Black faculty member has been in the Department for many years. As Professor Darbonne is working intently in her office, at the beginning of the semester--trying to make sense of all the work and undefined acronyms her colleagues keep throwing at her, her white colleague comes to have a discussion, really intended for the other black faculty member--Professor Jackie, who she serves on several committees with. She has an entire conversation with Professor Darbonne, thinking she is in fact speaking to Professor Jackie, who though also Black, looks vastly different from Professor Darbonne. Quickly Professor Darbonne senses what is happening, but she refuses to correct her colleague. At the tail end of the conversation, the white colleague realizes what happened, and is mortified. She apologizes profusely. And says, “this is what happens when I don’t have my glasses on.” Professor Darbonne stares at her blankly, while refusing to coddle her for her mistake. The white colleague walks away, clearly embarrassed for her error, and continues to apologize to Professor Darbonne everytime she sees her from then on out.

Scene 3--These Emails Aint Made For Everybody There is a search underway for the new Chairperson for the Department. Professor Darbonne receives an email to nominate a few fellow colleagues. She completes the form, feeling glad to be a part of the team and upcoming transition in her department. A few weeks later, an email is sent out to the entire department, speaking about the voting process for the Chairperson position, that had already been completed. Professor Darbonne looks intently through her emails to find, perhaps, emails that have been overlooked. She has never received an official ballot. Confused, she emails around to gain clarity on the situation, and is told that the voting process is only for permanent faculty...a roundabout way of saying, “the real professors.”

<h2>Dispensable</h2> At the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic, instruction was forced abruptly to go online in the Spring Semester. Things begin to settle down, and in a virtual summer Department Meeting, instructors learn that classes will be face-to-face in the Fall. It is announced that all tenured and tenure-track faculty will have the option of teaching remotely or face-to-face in the Fall. The majority of the faculty opt to teach remotely, as they are not confident that their safety can be ensured on campus.There is never soap in the bathrooms. It dawns on Professor Darbonne that she is a part of a small pool of people that do not have the agency to choose whether or not they want to teach face-to-face. Immediately, she realizes again that her status as an adjunct does not guarantee her health coverage for the future. She notes that Covid would probably be more detrimental to her health as a Black Person, with underlying conditions. With apprehensions, she has no other choice but to teach face-to-face. She will be teaching all the core classes, with no tangible guarantee that she will ever be core faculty. [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[Diversity Committee]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[Appropriation]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

<h2>Refusals</h2> <i>Here in Act II, we respond to the normalized tomfoolery dramatized in Act I's skits with our own spoken statements of refusal. In this, we follow Sandy Grande's and other critical indigenous scholars' admonition to refuse the university and its normalized impositions</i>. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LlULCFydiYI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JsynT5bdvDA" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bE9hlp9PHDE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3PKtBqw1tLc" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wHqtLteRAAM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LMdKfFvpnSk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/swnUqxFzAao" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

<h2>Possibilities</h2> <i>In Act II, we spoke back with our embodied voices to the normalized nonsense that all too often governs BIPOC invisible labor and white solidarity at the university. Here in Act III, we literally re-write the scene of this ongoing violence by returning to the Statement of Expectations and remixing it in 9 different ways with 9 different methods. The new world we are birthing will require all of us to collectively share our gifts and our unique creative energies for liberation</i> <iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u-Y3DoonTQaPMzRPhJrYb-8XSwaoL532/preview" width="560" height="315"></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fiU2fG9NjPQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2x2uaazIZxU" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1B1PYFJo_Po" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NZWDgYt334M" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TdXKAEV9n4w" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BlWijqlcTH0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OsfVPABPZtM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hYkW1VEGoQeOt6MCmYYDMh5xex54P3hU/preview" width="560" height="315"></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OvNNO4SiD78" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

<h2>Department Meeting</h2> <i>A group of faculty at a predominantly white institution are gathered for their bimonthly department meeting where they discuss all things collegiality, generosity and shared governance</i>. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o6ORcr0sb-o" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <b>Chair:</b> Thanks, everyone, for making the meeting today, despite these terrible conditions for teaching and learning. I know we’re all zoomed out, but we have a lot to cover today. First things first, you may have heard about that unfortunate encounter one of our faculty members experienced in the classroom last week. She’s following the proper channels, and I’m sure she’ll receive justice from our fine institution <i>[[Powerful people passing the buck ]]</i>. <b>Chair:</b> In related news, I’m proud to announce that we’ve got a new diversity committee up and running. We’ve really got a great group leading this charge <i>[[Diversity Committee]]</i>. <b>Chair:</b> BIPOC #2, BIPOC #3, and Whiteman #2, thank you so much for your leadership and important service. As the only tenured member, Whiteman #2 has graciously agreed to chair this laborious and essential committee. <b>Whiteman #2:</b> It really is my pleasure to help lead such an important initiative in this department. <i>BIPOC scholars engage in eyerolls and privately type snark in Zoom chat [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]]</i>. <b>Whitewoman #1:</b> I just want to say intersectionality, everyone, inter-section-ality. And I call dibs on all things sexual assault, should the committee need my support. <b>Whitewoman #2:</b> Well I want disability. And of course we care about diversity. I, for one, am voting for Biden, like I voted for Hilary before that and McCain… I mean… never mind that… Also, I always take care of junior faculty. <b>Whitewoman #3:</b> Will diversity of scholarship be represented on that committee? I can be available to consult on my research about maker spaces and craft beer but (turning to whitewoman1) can I also dabble in (white)feminism when it’s in the headlines? <b>Chair:</b> Now everyone, we are honored to have our White Male Dean join us to talk a bit about college-wide priorities. <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> Everyone, everyone, I just want to say, intersectionality and transnational <i>[[White Woman Wokeness]]</i>. <i>Meanwhile, EveryWhiteMan#2 is not listening to anything going on, but is rocking in his chair anticipating an opportunity to speak again. He is preoccupied by one thought “how can it be that all these women have so many opinions about my committee’s work?” This should be his pony show </i>. <b>Whiteman#2:</b> Yes, but in my PhD work, I was deeply versed in critical race theory. I have a PhD, of course. And as a doctor in this stuff, you know, a D.O.C.--"no one can do it better!" As I’m sure you also know, I’ve been published in distinguished peer reviewed journals concerning topics tangentially related to diversity, journals reviewed by scholars such as everywhiteman and published in everywhiteman’s publishing houses. So, really, we’re in very capable hands on this committee, thanks. Oh no, hold on, my elbow patch is coming off again. Dang thing keeps letting me down. <i>A harsh spotlight suddenly appears and illuminates NewLonelyBIPOC who has had their hand up</i>. <b>NewLonelyBIPOC#2:</b> I would like to add a discussion of interactions with colleagues and classroom issues to today’s agenda. I have been experiencing a series of problematic interactions. <i>HandfulofBIPOC who have been dozing off in the back after being put into a stupor by the white monologues, perk up and chime in at finally hearing something worth having a meeting about</i>. <b>HandfulofBIPOC:</b> We second that. <i>The room is silent. Then, Everywhiteman#2 who has an idea, chimes in [[Appropriation]]</i>. <b>Everywhiteman#2:</b> Everyone, I have an idea! I think it would be good to talk about student teacher dynamics today. <b>Whitewomen#1-3:</b> Sounds important, great idea Everywhiteman#2! Let’s add it to the agenda. <i>HandfulofPOC noting how the usual white translation of BIPOC concerns re-centers back to white speakers and how the translation absolves/ignores that problematic white colleagues were part of what was shared as a concern, they check out of the convo but not before locking eyes with NewLoneBIPOC who sighs</i> . <b>Everywhiteperson:</b> Great idea Everywhiteman#2, very important, yes, yes, very important. <b>WhiteWoman#1:</b> Well I just want ALL of you to know that if you are experiencing any issues, I can fix them for you. I have to do it by myself because it’s complicated and you know who can go into these spaces and... but I have connections. And I just want to say, intersectionality, transnational, restorative justice. <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> We can't solve issues if we do not know about them. I for one am very welcoming. EVERYONE should feel comfortable coming to me to tell me what is happening because I am always trying to be part of the solution. <b>Whitewoman#2:</b> I agree with whitewoman#3. Who is to blame here if we don’t know what is happening? Certainly not me! <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> I have a solution. Why don’t we find a way to support these poor students who just don’t know better. How can we connect them to mental health and other support resources? <i>A long back and forth ensues where everywhiteperson goes on defining who students are, what they want and what they need. Whitwoman#3 calls everyone back in to regroup and to hear what she has to say</i>. <b>WhiteWoman#1:</b> I just want to say intersectionality, transnational, restorative justice, and decolonial. <i>She never gets to anti-racist...oh, wait for it, she does </i> <b>Chair:</b> Let’s pause the conversation right there for an important message on the current racial climate from our White Male Dean. <b>Chair:</b> Folks, thanks for that hard work. I think we made a lot of progress. But there’s lots more on our agenda today. We have a new adjunct to add to the department family! Please welcome BIPOC#4 to our wonderful team. She is a real go-getter, a tremendous teacher and writer. We are very lucky to have her. Give her a round of applause! <b>BIPOC#4:</b> Thanks, everyone! It feels really great to be here, and in such a wonderful department. <b>Chair:</b> BIPOC#4, I want you to know that you are an essential colleague and equal to us in every way. Distinctions between ranks are meaningless here in our family, and what’s yours is ours. I mean, what’s OURs is YOURs. Silly tongue! <i>[[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]]</i>. <b>BIPOC#4:</b> Wow, this place really is different, huh? (Meets eyes with all BIPOC colleagues) <b>Chair:</b> Yes, indeed! I think you’ll find that it definitely is. <b>BIPOC #4:</b> Since we’re all so tight, I was hoping we could talk about the fall semester during this pandemic. Since I have pre-existing conditions and this disease is disproportionately killing people of color, I was hoping we could get assurances that we can teach remotely if necessary (lots of interested nods from everyone else in the meeting...murmurs, but awkward silence)<i>[[Dispensable]]</i>. <b>Whitewoman #3:</b> BIPOC#4, I can tell that you’re going to be a tremendous intersectional addition to our department. <b>BIPOC #4:</b> Um, thanks, I think. <b>Whitewoman #3:</b> You don’t have Caribbean heritage do you? Then, you’d also be a great transnational addition too! <i>[[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]]</i> <b>Chair:</b> BIPOC #4, these are great questions. And our administration is currently working on them. We will be keeping everyone posted. Thanks for raising your voice. Our department family definitely needs more proud women like you to drop a little shade, to spill a little tea on us every now and then, if you know what I mean! <b>BIPOC#4:</b> Yeah, I definitely hear you loud and clear right now. <b>Chair:</b> (Beaming) Uh huh! (laughing) Alrighty! Unfortunately, we’re going to have to ask you to step out of the meeting now, as we have a few items on the agenda that are only available to voting members of the department. <b>BIPOC#4:</b> But, you just said… <b>Chair:</b> (interrupting) ...Yes, of course, you can feel free to come visit me in the big office any time. Make an appointment first, so I know you’re coming! Have a great day! We’re all so excited to have you here. Bye now. <i>BIPOC#4 leaves with dignity and well-concealed rage </i> <b>Chair:</b> Okay, so, as you know, we have a few major departmental elections coming up. I finally get to stop being chair! Can I get an Amen?!? No? No one? Anyway, look at the time! We’re out of it. Remember to look in your emails for a nominations ballot. One of you better take my job! Ha! <b>Whiteman #2:</b> Umm, natch. I’ve got you covered, Chair! <b>Whitewoman #1:</b> Can I just say, I feel like we’re really getting intersectional here folks! Isn’t it great? [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[Diversity Committee]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[Appropriation]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] [[Dispensible]] [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]]

<h2>Refusals</h2> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LlULCFydiYI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JsynT5bdvDA" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen> </iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bE9hlp9PHDE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3PKtBqw1tLc" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YkkrN5ZAwXk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LMdKfFvpnSk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/swnUqxFzAao" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<H1>Possibilities<H1> <iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u-Y3DoonTQaPMzRPhJrYb-8XSwaoL532/preview" width="560" height="315"></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fiU2fG9NjPQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2x2uaazIZxU" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1B1PYFJo_Po" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NZWDgYt334M" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TdXKAEV9n4w" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BlWijqlcTH0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OsfVPABPZtM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hYkW1VEGoQeOt6MCmYYDMh5xex54P3hU/preview" width="560" height="315"></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OvNNO4SiD78" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<h2>Powerful People Passing the Buck</h2> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8fQwNOwd-zw" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <b>BIPOC Scholar:</b> As you must know, a student threatening me and using racial slurs against me makes for a terribly unsafe learning environment. <b>Department Chair:</b> I can’t imagine. I mean, I can try. But no I literally can’t imagine that happening in my classroom. Unfortunately, there’s nothing I can really do for you. Have you talked to the Associate Dean? (Cut to new office, BIPOC scholar sitting across from Associate Dean) <b>Associate Dean:</b> Thanks for coming today. I am so terribly sorry this happened to you. You’ll be happy to know that we’re seeking counseling for the student. <b>BIPOC Scholar:</b> But that does absolutely nothing to protect me or my BIPOC students from this student here on campus. <b>Associate Dean:</b> Oh, that. Unfortunately, there’s nothing I can really do for you. Have you talked to the Dean? (cut to Dean’s Office) <b>Dean:</b> I’m sure you’ve heard that we’re working on mental health options for our students. <b>BIPOC Scholar:</b> … (exasperated look) <b>Dean:</b> What? Oh right. Well, I’m sure you know we’re a student-centered institution. Save ‘em all, I say! I’m really sorry. There’s nothing I can really do for you. Have you talked to God about it? [[Diversity Committee]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[Appropriation]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] [[Dispensible]] [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

<h2>Dodging Work But Taking the Credit</h2> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0fhSRNuzpPk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <b>Whiteman #2:</b> So, ladies, welcome to our first meeting. I’m not quite sure about the best way to proceed. <b>BIPOC #2:</b> Well, I made a quick list of agenda ideas, based on recent events in the department. <b>BIPOC #3:</b> Great, BIPOC #2! I actually started sketching a process that the department could adopt for how to respond to racism in the classroom. Here, let me share my screen. <b>Whiteman #2:</b> Wow, this is excellent work. I’m actually impressed. <b>BIPOC #2:</b> Yeah, well. We’re living it every day. It’s about time we had a committee to take some action. <b>Whiteman #2:</b> I’ll tell you, chairing this committee is gonna be a breeze. And such a terrific professional development opportunity for both of you. You’re really going to get the chance to learn the ropes. <b>BIPOC #3:</b> Oh, I think we’ve got the hang of it. Thanks. <b>Whiteman #2:</b> Well, hooray for life long learning, eh? BIPOC #2: Sure. Hooray for improving these working conditions. <b>Whiteman #2:</b> Right. Of course. That too. [[Refuse Whiteman #2]] [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[Diversity Committee]] [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[Appropriation]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] [[Dispensible]] [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

White Male Dean enters the scene pt. 1 "Now a word from our college management." <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/78XxMD5sp0c" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> "Now a word from our college management." [Piano Bar Jazz] Technology and marketable skills Drill em and skill em Teach them to be as vapid as me Tech em and wreck um Teach them to be robots of commerce Teach them to where commas go And how to write a fuckin’ email Technology And Marketable Skills I need to say it again… Technology And Marketable Skills Oh, yes. Yes. Yes. That’s what I need right now from you. That’s all you’ll get from me! My suit looks good. I need a raise! (falsetto background: "He needs a raise!”) I’ll say it again! Technology! And Marketable Skills! And again and again and again. Ow!!! “Thank you white male dean. You’re the best." [[Scene 1: Supporting Adjuncts]] [[Scene 2: If You All Didn't Look the Same]] Office of [[Benevolence Part 2]]

White Dude Race Panel Oxygen Breakout Scene To Be Written. Here is description: A panel about race, where the white guy’s main argument is that we need to listen to scholars of color, to center their voices, and to get out of the way. Each other person on the panel is a person of color and/or a woman. Each tries to get a word in edgewise, but cannot. Eventually, each leaves the table while the white scholar continues to speak

White male Dean returns taking care of climate issues <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oCjgIdyikTQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Associate Dean: Thanks for coming today. I am so terribly sorry this happened to you. You’ll be happy to know that we’re seeking counseling for the student. BIPOC Scholar: But that does absolutely nothing to protect me or my BIPOC students from this student here on campus. Associate Dean: Oh, that. Unfortunately, there’s nothing I can really do for you. Have you talked to the Dean? [[Dean’s Office]]

Dean: I’m sure you’ve heard that we’re working on mental health options for our students. BIPOC Scholar: … (exasperated look) Dean: What? Oh right. Well, I’m sure you know we’re a student-centered institution. Save ‘em all, I say! I’m really sorry. There’s nothing I can really do for you. Have you talked to God about it?

<h2>Ending as Beginning</h2> <i>There is a world in which we all wish to live. That world is not attained lightly. We call it future. If, as Black feminists, we do not begin talking, thinking, feeling ourselves for its shapes, we will condemn ourselves and our children to repetition of corruption and error. It is not our destiny to repeat white America’s errors, but we will, if we mistake its symbols for success</i> -Audre Lorde (qtd in Kaba and Hassan 162 ) We want to conclude by reflecting on the work that we attempted here, relaxing into what is rigorous and valuable about attempt and also its limitations. We write as a fraught collective of folks, some of us with historically marginalized identities and different levels of precarity, who have varying, unreconciled theories of change but who agree that academic labor relationalities need deep examination. We also agree on the value of attempting different possibilities. We write in full transparency about the immense labor it takes to push against what Ahmed has referred to as the status quo flow of whiteness that pervades academic spaces and the tensions that invariably surface as we try to turn toward possibility in a space that would rather we turn toward one another and cut each other down. As we engaged in this work we made some deliberate choices. We were deliberate in labeling the characters in the play with generic racial identity markers that unmask the existing Black and white binary which (whether or not it is named or recognized), underlies relationality in predominantly white academic spaces. We argue that the binary is a bi-product of centuries of segregated educational environments that construct diversity and equity as gifts bestowed onto otherized bodies. The binary is also in place as a mechanism that resurfaces to undermine BIPOC solidarity. For example, one function of the binary is to abstract certain racialized bodies from their historical- political-cultural-space-place lineages, so that they might more readily join in the white supremacist project. The generic racial identity markers also allowed for the distilling of character tropes that play out in academic spaces and when taken as norm impact labor relations. We understand, as Ervin Goffman argued, that every person’s presentation of self in everyday life is performative and people move as actors from front to backstage. Joe Feagin and Leslie Picca have applied that perspective to note how white racialized discourse varies drastically between frontstage and backstage, between public and private. They show how whites often work to show tolerance or perform other “face-saving” racial discourses on the front stage of multiracial spaces like the workplace, saving their more overt racist performance for the backstage with other whites (43). Yet, they note that the front stage remains governed by white norms, which spares white people the discomfort of having their performances policed. Our satirical play attempts to dramatize the all-too comfortable performances of the white character, the always already lead actor on the front stage of white supremacist institutions and the state--performances multiplied through their own continual repetitions by other white actors and those who choose to reproduce white logics. This play asks white folks to step off the front stage and into the backstage of BIPOC-normed space, to see an unmasked reflection of the violences embedded in such front-stage white performances. The white characters in the department meeting and breakout groups are perhaps absurd in their distillations of reality. We use humor not as dismissal but as a tool that further unmasks while creating uplift. While many of us will recognize these character tropes and chuckle, the compound effect of hearing these same lines and witnessing these same characters meeting after meeting, year after year, institution after institution, puts our laughter in direct connection to our anger, frustration and trauma. Similar to other cultural production work that attempts to capture the nuances and impact of racism (see Black horror films like “Get Out”) the white characters are absurd until they fully mature into a monstrous potential. Here, by monstrous we refer to the actual potential to cause material harm. Our play inches towards this outcome, dwelling more in a monstrous looming. We linger in order to depict the mundane ways concepts like “civility” and “collegiality,” mask the monstrous potentiality. The culture of white dissimulation reveals the white monstrous potential through normalized practices: the displacement of the monstrous onto the BIPOC body that dares to turn the panoptic gaze back on whiteness and those who reproduce it and the mobilization of mob/group think to not only construct this monstrous BIPOC but choke out their work life through discreet practices. These practices include "closed-door" character assassinations, hyper surveillance of teaching, scholarship and service, obsessive attempts to document BIPOC incompetence/failure, withholding of resources and opportunities, undermining the values of BIPOC's labor, gaslighting, claiming victimization when BIPOC point out that they can see these practices for what they are worth, to name just a few. As Eve Tuck argues, the gradual increase in diverse faculty coincides with the neoliberalization/continuum of settler colonial logics of universities that lead to hyper policing and surveillance of faculty of color. The mob is constitutive of predominantly white institutions. The mob is also necessary to reinscribe and affirm itself as reasonable, productive, but more important, for each other's absolution and justification of these practices. The BIPOC characters in the play depict to an extent the invisible labor of always already being backstage or in the audience, turned into forced observers for these frontstage displays of whitely ignorance or micro or macro agressions. We hope their reactions here challenge the white logics that characterize BIPOC faculty as “checked out.” Trust us, we are always working, overtime. By amplifying the absurdity of the performance our hope is the white observer enters backstage and is turned into the uncomfortable witness who shares the emotional and material burden of witnessing and experiencing the continued reproduction of intersecting oppressions and their impact on labor. As we complete this project we have pressing reflective questions about academic work: How do we remain deeply attentive to context, space and place so as not to reproduce or sanction these tropes and ensuing daily violences? How do we remain accountable to social movements and folks risking in very material ways beyond the academy and have our sense of accountability inform our academic practices? How do we hit reset on the sense, value and end goals of our labor beyond researching or making the "other" objects of study? How do we uphold collective, intimate yearnings for queer futures, that foster and uplift intergenerational mutuality? What practices and labor relationalities must we engage in to unmask the extractive theories of change that dominate academic spaces as they capitalize off of pain instead of seeding sovereignty? What is in need of healing? And as we undo and turn toward possibilities, how do we center pleasure, laughter, imagination, and the knowledges they contain, while also upholding the knowledges found in the depths of our sorrows, anger and losses? In this continuum of colonial anti-Black heteropatriarchal violence we offer this our attempt and these reflective questions to colleagues/comrades across time and space, who join us in the collective struggle of making our way into just and equitable futures. [[WHO WE ARE]] [[WORKS CITED]] [[START]]

<h2>The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors</h2> There is a moment during the Department Meeting where Adjuncts are introducing themselves to the department and the Chair asks everyone to share what supplies they are going to need. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/75W9XL1LRVE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <b>Adjunct 1:</b> *stand up and Adlib.* Introduces self, background, studies, hope for the semester.* Warmly applauded, as fellow colleagues nod at them. Feels seen. <b>Adjunct 2:</b> *stand up and Adlib.* Introduces self, background, studies, hope for the semester.* Warmly applauded, as fellow colleagues nod at them. Feels seen. <b>Department Chair:</b> Okay--wonderful. So glad to have all these new Adjunct Instructors as a part of the family. As you will quickly learn, adjuncts are valued tremendously here. You are as much part of the team as everybody else...Alright everyone, the last order of business is for us to gather a list of all the office supplies and decor that you all will need for the semester. A list is going around now, but in the spirit of not maintaining decorum in these meetings, why don’t we all stand, and shout out what we need in our offices, just so I can have a gauge on things before getting the official list? <b>White Person #2:</b> *stands* I need the new, sleek, MacBook Pro. 16 inch model. Whatever color works, I’m not picky. But I need it. I need it to do my job well. <b>Department Chair:</b> Nods head in agreement. Simple enough. <b>White Person #3:</b>*stands* I have been reading all things Marie Kondo this summer, and she has really inspired me to remove all things from my space that don’t produce joy. I need joy. I’ve practically purged my entire home, including my husband and kids. So I’m going to do a huge purge in my office. I’m going to need a new couch, new window treatments, and office decor. Must be from Ethan Allen, Raymour & Flanigan, Pottery Barn, or Williams-Sonoma. You know? For the right Feng Shui. <b>Department Chair:</b> Yes. We need to make sure you have joy. Noted. <b>White Person #4:</b> *stands* I’m a minimalist. I just need plants and lights. <b>Department Chair:</b> Got it. We can get that for you. Actually, whatever you need--we can get. <b>Adjunct 2:</b> *nervously stands* Hey again, everybody. I actually just need a few dry erase markers, an eraser for the board, a laptop--no preference on what kind, maybe a mouse pad, and perhaps a folder? <b>Department Chair:</b> Oh, that’s easy. Actually, we have a dark back closet for “supplementary supplies” just for our Adjuncts. There are tons of markers, with missing caps though, and heavily used folders, but they get the job done! Just like our Adjuncts. You’ll find everything you need there. <b>Adjunct 2:</b> *Confused look* Uhh...okay. Umm..and that laptop? <b>Department Chair:</b> Yes, there is actually a recycling bin in that scary, musty closet. You’ll find some laptops from circa 1999/2000 to choose from in there. Some of the keys are dislodged, and some of the screens are cracked. But just like our Adjuncts, they perform well, even after being overly-used. <b>Adjunct 2:</b> *Concerned Look* Oh, okay. Thanks. *whispers to her colleague sitting next to her* So, I probably won’t be able to get a printer, huh? <b>BIPOC Person #2:</b> No, sweetie. The expensive stuff are for the real professors. <b>Adjunct 2:</b> Ohh, I see. *shakes her head in newfound understanding.* [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[Diversity Committee]] [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[Department Meeting]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

At the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic, instruction was forced abruptly to go online in the Spring Semester. Things begin to settle down, and in a virtual summer Department Meeting, instructors learn that classes will be face-to-face in the Fall. It is announced that all tenured and tenure-track faculty will have the option of teaching remotely or face-to-face in the Fall. The majority of the faculty opt to teach remotely, as they are not confident that their safety can be ensured on campus.There is never soap in the bathrooms. It dawns on Professor Darbonne that she is a part of a small pool of people that do not have the agency to choose whether or not they want to teach face-to-face. Immediately, she realizes again that her status as an adjunct does not guarantee her health coverage for the future. She notes that Covid would probably be more detrimental to her health as a Black Person, with underlying conditions. With apprehensions, she has no other choice but to teach face-to-face. She will be teaching all the core classes, with no tangible guarantee that she will ever be core faculty. [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[Diversity Committee]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[Appropriation]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] [[Dispensible]] [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

<h2>Statement of Expectations</h2> <style> img { max-width: 50%; max-height: 50%; } </style> <img src="https://hiphopjournalism.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/mock-soe-image.png?w=791?w=665" ALIGN="right"> </div> You are expected to take on more, and sooner. You will be told that “we do not eat our young here.” Be wary of such claims. You will be told you can “Say No” to added teaching and departmental obligations. Do so at your own peril. You are expected to work through fatigue. You are expected to compartmentalize your labor at this institution as distinct from the work you do and the world in which you live. You are expected to suffer micro- and macro-aggressions and keep your cool. You are expected to protect those who are the source of your trauma. That you are angry is of more interest to us than why you are angry. You are expected to affirm our allyship. You are expected to be the body that signifies our commitment to diversity and inclusion. You are expected to package your politics in a way that does no harm to our departmental and institutional hegemony. Do the invisible labor and be quiet about it. [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

It is important to note the frequency and degree of white appropriation of ideas, concerns, and solutions shared by BIPOC's in academic spaces. This appropriation spans from mundane everyday interactions, to practices of [[white brokerage]], to outright theft and cooptation. [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[Diversity Committee]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[Appropriation]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] [[Dispensible]] [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

<h2>The Role of Affect</h2> White brokerage is predicated precisely on these paternalistic, mundane and seemingly benevolent every day interactions that Saidiya V. Hartman unpacks in <i>Scenes of Subjection</i>. Through her examination of the undetected or rather affective masking of the workings of power, Hartman reminds us that a distrust of white affect and affective relations that are often institutionalized (collegiality, civility, sponsorship) is historically informed and not the product of paranoia. She writes: <i>I am concerned with the savage encroachments of power that take place through notions of reform, consent, and protection…rather than bespeaking the mutuality of social relations or the expressive and affective capacities of the subject, sentiment, enjoyment, affinity, will and desire facilitated subjugation, domination, and terror precisely by preying upon the flesh, the heart and the soul. It was often the case that benevolent correctives and declarations of slave humanity intensified the brutal exercise of power upon the captive body rather than ameliorating the chattel condition</i> (5). Hartman unpacks the role of both affect and benevolent intent. The very affective expressions of emotion that were meant to humanize slaves were weaponized against them to reinforce subjugation. Hartman also points to the inextricable connection between affect and power. Eve Tuck also speaks to the role of affect and the allowable spectrum of being that in turn undermines our theories of change in academic spaces. Writing along with K. Wayne Yang they forward axioms that inform academic refusal of research inquiries and extractive theories of change, one which illuminates the role of affect: They write: <i>"The subaltern can speak but is only invited to speak her/our pain. Drawing from bell hooks’s (1990) observation that the academy fetishizes stories of the violated, we note that what passes for subaltern 'voice' in research is a commodities market for pain narratives: 'No need to hear your voice. Only tell me about your pain. I want to know your story'"</i> (343). Tuck and Yang, allude to the allowable affective spectrum for BIPOC in academic spaces that reinscribe racist paternalistic relationalities. [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[Diversity Committee]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[Appropriation]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] [[Dispensible]] [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

<h2>White Brokerage</h2> White brokerage and the capitalist foundations it implies, is a system of relationalities in the academy predicated on the notion of “sponsorship” by white benevolent people who seemingly want to see the progress of their students and colleagues of color but enter into relations with them where any BIPOC accomplishments (and thus their labor) get credited back to the white broker. This distorted sense of being in relation to people of color, reinforces an audience who can only listen and internalize when the message comes from other white bodies but also results in academic capital at the expense of bodies of color by always being in proximity to or brokering BIPOC knowledges. These relationalities also raise questions about how this might play out in a predominantly white classroom, mentorship structures and PWI's at large, where power dynamics are even more insidious for BIPOC students. White brokerage is foundationally transactional and extractive and deliberately not reciprocal for it must re-inscribe a coerced [[affective]] inter-dependence. These relationalities simultaneously cement the systems of invisibility and dismissal that characterize POC’s movement through PWI’s, and the white brokers ethos of progressive benevolence. Paulo Freire alluded to this need in Pedagogy of the Oppressed. He writes: <i>Any attempt to ‘soften’ the power of the oppressors in defense of the weaknesses of the oppressed almost always manifests itself in the form of false generosity; indeed, the attempt never goes beyond this. In order to have the continued opportunity to express their ‘generosity’ the oppressor must perpetuate injustice as well. An unjust social order is the fount of this ‘generosity,’ which is nourished by death, despair, and poverty. That is why the dispensers of false generosity become desperate at the slightest threat to its source</i> (44). [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[Diversity Committee]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[Appropriation]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] [[Dispensible]] [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

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<H1>Department Meeting</H1> <b>Chair:</b> Thanks, everyone, for making the meeting today, despite these terrible conditions for teaching and learning. I know we’re all zoomed out, but we have a lot to cover today. First things first, you may have heard about that unfortunate encounter one of our faculty members experienced in the classroom last week. She’s following the proper channels, and I’m sure she’ll receive justice from our fine institution [[Powerful people passing the buck ]] <b>Chair:</b> In related news, I’m proud to announce that we’ve got a new diversity committee up and running. We’ve really got a great group leading this charge [[Diversity Committee]]. <b>Chair:</b> BIPOC #2, BIPOC #3, and Whiteman #2, thank you so much for your leadership and important service. As the only tenured member, Whiteman #2 has graciously agreed to chair this laborious and essential committee. <b>Whiteman #2:</b> It really is my pleasure to help lead such an important initiative in this department. <i>BIPOC scholars eyeroll and privately typing snark in Zoom</i>[[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]]. <b>Whitewoman #1:</b> I just want to say intersectionality, everyone, inter-section-ality. And I call dibs on all things sexual assault, should the committee need my support. <b>Whitewoman #2:</b> Well I want disability. And of course we care about diversity. I, for one, am voting for Biden, like I voted for Hilary before that and McCain… I mean… never mind that… Also, I always take care of junior faculty. <b>Whitewoman #3:</b> Will diversity of scholarship be represented on that committee? I can be available to consult on my research about maker spaces and craft beer but (turning to whitewoman1) can I also dabble in (white)feminism when it’s in the headlines? <b>Chair:</b> Now everyone, we are honored to have our White Male Dean join us to talk a bit about college-wide priorities. <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> Everyone, everyone, I just want to say, intersectionality and transnational. [[White Woman Wokeness]]. <i>Meanwhile, EveryWhiteMan#2 is not listening to anything going on, but is rocking in his chair anticipating an opportunity to speak again. He is preoccupied by one thought “how can it be that all these women have so many opinions about my committee’s work?” This should be his pony show </i>. <b>Whiteman#2:</b> Yes, but in my PhD work, I was deeply versed in critical race theory. I have a PhD, of course. And as a doctor in this stuff, you know, a D.O.C.--"no one can do it better!" As I’m sure you also know, I’ve been published in distinguished peer reviewed journals concerning topics tangentially related to diversity, journals reviewed by scholars such as everywhiteman and published in everywhiteman’s publishing houses. So, really, we’re in very capable hands on this committee, thanks. Oh no, hold on, my elbow patch is coming off again. Dang thing keeps letting me down. <i>A harsh spotlight suddenly appears and illuminates NewLonelyBIPOC who has had their hand up</i>. <b>NewLonelyBIPOC#2:</b> I would like to add a discussion of interactions with colleagues and classroom issues to today’s agenda. I have been experiencing a series of problematic interactions. <i>HandfulofBIPOC who have been dozing off in the back after being put into a stupor by the white monologues, perk up and chime in at finally hearing something worth having a meeting about</i>. <b>HandfulofBIPOC:</b> We second that. <i>The room is silent. Then, Everywhiteman#2 who [[suddenly]] has an idea, chimes in</i>. <b>Everywhiteman#2:</b> Everyone, I have an idea! I think it would be good to talk about student teacher dynamics today. <b>Whitewomen#1-3:</b> Sounds important, great idea Everywhiteman#2! Let’s add it to the agenda. <i>HandfulofPOC noting how the usual white translation of BIPOC concerns re-centers back to white speakers and how the translation absolves/ignores that problematic white colleagues were part of what was shared as a concern, they check out of the convo but not before locking eyes with NewLoneBIPOC who sighs</i> . <b>Everywhiteperson:</b> Great idea Everywhiteman#2, very important, yes, yes, very important. <b>WhiteWoman#1:</b> Well I just want ALL of you to know that if you are experiencing any issues, I can fix them for you. I have to do it by myself because it’s complicated and you know who can go into these spaces and... but I have connections. And I just want to say, intersectionality, transnational, restorative justice. <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> We can't solve issues if we do not know about them. I for one am very welcoming. EVERYONE should feel comfortable coming to me to tell me what is happening because I am always trying to be part of the solution. <b>Whitewoman#2:</b> I agree with whitewoman#3. Who is to blame here if we don’t know what is happening? Certainly not me! <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> I have a solution. Why don’t we find a way to support these poor students who just don’t know better. How can we connect them to mental health and other support resources? <i>A long back and forth ensues where everywhiteperson goes on defining who students are, what they want and what they need. Whitwoman#3 calls everyone back in to regroup and to hear what she has to say</i>. <b>WhiteWoman#1:</b> I just want to say intersectionality, transnational, restorative justice, and decolonial. <i>She never gets to anti-racist...oh, wait for it, she does </i> <b>Chair:</b> Let’s pause the conversation right there for an important message on the current racial climate from our White Male Dean. <b>Chair:</b> Folks, thanks for that hard work. I think we made a lot of progress. But there’s lots more on our agenda today. We have a new adjunct to add to the department family! Please welcome BIPOC#4 to our wonderful team. She is a real go-getter, a tremendous teacher and writer. We are very lucky to have her. Give her a round of applause! <b>BIPOC#4:</b> Thanks, everyone! It feels really great to be here, and in such a wonderful department. <b>Chair:</b> BIPOC#4, I want you to know that you are an essential colleague and equal to us in every way. Distinctions between ranks are meaningless here in our family, and what’s yours is ours. I mean, what’s OURs is YOURs. Silly tongue! [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] <b>BIPOC#4:</b> Wow, this place really is different, huh? (Meets eyes with all BIPOC colleagues) <b>Chair:</b> Yes, indeed! I think you’ll find that it definitely is. <b>BIPOC #4:</b> Since we’re all so tight, I was hoping we could talk about the fall semester during this pandemic. Since I have pre-existing conditions and this disease is disproportionately killing people of color, I was hoping we could get assurances that we can teach remotely if necessary (lots of interested nods from everyone else in the meeting...murmurs, but awkward silence). <b>Whitewoman #3:</b> BIPOC#4, I can tell that you’re going to be a tremendous intersectional addition to our department. <b>BIPOC #4:</b> Um, thanks, I think. <b>Whitewoman #3:</b> You don’t have Caribbean heritage do you? Then, you’d also be a great transnational addition too! <b>Chair:</b> BIPOC #4, these are great questions. And our administration is currently working on them. We will be keeping everyone posted. Thanks for raising your voice. Our department family definitely needs more proud women like you to drop a little shade, to spill a little tea on us every now and then, if you know what I mean! <b>BIPOC#4:</b> Yeah, I definitely hear you loud and clear right now. <b>Chair:</b> (Beaming) Uh huh! (laughing) Alrighty! Unfortunately, we’re going to have to ask you to step out of the meeting now, as we have a few items on the agenda that are only available to voting members of the department. <b>BIPOC#4:</b> But, you just said… <b>Chair:</b> (interrupting) ...Yes, of course, you can feel free to come visit me in the big office any time. Make an appointment first, so I know you’re coming! Have a great day! We’re all so excited to have you here. Bye now. <i>BIPOC#4 leaves with dignity and well-concealed rage </i> <b>Chair:</b> Okay, so, as you know, we have a few major departmental elections coming up. I finally get to stop being chair! Can I get an Amen?!? No? No one? Anyway, look at the time! We’re out of it. Remember to look in your emails for a nominations ballot. One of you better take my job! Ha! <b>Whiteman #2:</b> Umm, natch. I’ve got you covered, Chair! <b>Whitewoman #1:</b> Can I just say, I feel like we’re really getting intersectional here folks! Isn’t it great? Slow fade Act II: [[Refusals]] Act III: [[Possibilities]]

<h2>Dodging Work But Taking the Credit</h2> Whiteman #2: So, ladies, welcome to our first meeting. I’m not quite sure about the best way to proceed. BIPOC #2: Well, I made a quick list of agenda ideas, based on recent events in the department. BIPOC #3: Great, BIPOC #2! I actually started sketching a process that the department could adopt for how to respond to racism in the classroom. Here, let me share my screen. Whiteman #2: Wow, this is excellent work. I’m actually impressed. BIPOC #2: Yeah, well. We’re living it every day. It’s about time we had a committee to take some action. Whiteman #2: I’ll tell you, chairing this committee is gonna be a breeze. And such a terrific professional development opportunity for both of you. You’re really going to get the chance to learn the ropes. BIPOC #3: Oh, I think we’ve got the hang of it. Thanks. Whiteman #2: Well, hooray for life long learning, eh? BIPOC #2: Sure. Hooray for improving these working conditions. Whiteman #2: Right. Of course. That too.

<H1>White Woman Wokeness</H1> Whitewoman#3: BIPOC, I love that you’re bringing your agenda to this course, but it’s a little too Latinx. This is supposed to be a “regular” course on the topic. BIPOC: Um…it is a “regular” course on the topic. It’s de-centering whiteness as the ‘canon’ and considering race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, ethnicity. You know? Intersectionality. BIPOC knows this is one of the buzzwords Whitewoman loves. Whitewoman#3: Of course! I know intersectionality. Points to one of her office posters with the word Intersectionality written on it. Whitewoman#3: But, just maybe make it a little less, you know… BIPOC, tired of all of Whitewoman#3’s microaggressions and racist behavior, brings up other issues. BIPOC has spent hours crafting how to bring this up in a way that does not make Whitewoman #3 feel bad—because those are the only feelings the university will protect. BIPOC: So, I also wanted to talk to you about something… The way you’ve talked to some of the BIPOC here, especially junior faculty, has been demeaning and a little disrespectful. It’s— Whitewoman#3: (interrupting) GASP! [As she clutches her pearls.] Have you seen my CV? Did you look at my wall? [Points to all the posters with “woke” buzzwords] All I do is help you peop—junior faculty of color. I’ve worked consistently to support and protect junior colleagues whenever possible and argue for more equitable distribution of labor so that this job, which can be all-consuming, feels slightly more manageable. I’ve done that through committee service, work on policy revision, and individual outreach/support. I’ve taken significant additional burden of time and labor to release junior faculty from their already daunting loads. I, I, I! (Continues talking... sound fades. BIPOC just looks around and questions life and the very moment they decided to enter academia)

<h2>The Good Stuff is For the Real Professors</h2> Adjunct 1: *stand up and Adlib.* Introduces self, background, studies, hope for the semester.* Warmly applauded, as fellow colleagues nod at them. Feels seen. Adjunct 2: *stand up and Adlib.* Introduces self, background, studies, hope for the semester.* Warmly applauded, as fellow colleagues nod at them. Feels seen. Department Chair: Okay--wonderful. So glad to have all these new Adjunct Instructors as a part of the family. As you will quickly learn, adjuncts are valued tremendously here. You are as much part of the team as everybody else...Alright everyone, the last order of business is for us to gather a list of all the office supplies and decor that you all will need for the semester. A list is going around now, but in the spirit of not maintaining decorum in these meetings, why don’t we all stand, and shout out what we need in our offices, just so I can have a gauge on things before getting the official list? White Person #2: *stands* I need the new, sleek, MacBook Pro. 16 inch model. Whatever color works, I’m not picky. But I need it. I need it to do my job well. Department Chair: Nods head in agreement. Simple enough. White Person #3:*stands* I have been reading all things Marie Kondo this summer, and she has really inspired me to remove all things from my space that don’t produce joy. I need joy. I’ve practically purged my entire home, including my husband and kids. So I’m going to do a huge purge in my office. I’m going to need a new couch, new window treatments, and office decor. Must be from Ethan Allen, Raymour & Flanigan, Pottery Barn, or Williams-Sonoma. You know? For the right Feng Shui. Department Chair: Yes. We need to make sure you have joy. Noted. White Person #4: *stands* I’m a minimalist. I just need plants and lights. Department Chair: Got it. We can get that for you. Actually, whatever you need--we can get. Adjunct 2: *nervously stands* Hey again, everybody. I actually just need a few dry erase markers, an eraser for the board, a laptop--no preference on what kind, maybe a mouse pad, and perhaps a folder? Department Chair: Oh, that’s easy. Actually, we have a dark back closet for “supplementary supplies” just for our Adjuncts. There are tons of markers, with missing caps though, and heavily used folders, but they get the job done! Just like our Adjuncts. You’ll find everything you need there. Adjunct 2: *Confused look* Uhh...okay. Umm..and that laptop? Department Chair: Yes, there is actually a recycling bin in that scary, musty closet. You’ll find some laptops from circa 1999/2000 to choose from in there. Some of the keys are dislodged, and some of the screens are cracked. But just like our Adjuncts, they perform well, even after being overly-used. Adjunct 2: *Concerned Look* Oh, okay. Thanks. *whispers to her colleague sitting next to her* So, I probably won’t be able to get a printer, huh? BIPOC Person #2: No, sweetie. The expensive stuff are for the real professors. Adjunct 2: Ohh, I see. *shakes her head in newfound understanding.*

<h2>If Only You All Didn't Look the Same Read the Script</h2> BIPOC Person #4 is working intently in her office, at the beginning of the semester--trying to make sense of all the work and undefined acronyms her colleagues keep throwing at her. White Lady Colleague #4 (WP#4) enters. BIPOC Person #4: *smiles* Oh, hello. WP #4: Goodmorning! So, I CC’d you on that email that we’ve been in discussion about…. (we can adlib the rest of this--the point is that she keeps rambling about some project that actually involves another Black Colleague, and not the one she’s actually speaking to...) BIPOC #4 is confused at first, but eventually realizes that WP#4 has her mistaken for another Black, female colleague in the department. BIPOC#4 remains silent, though her facial expressions and mannerisms clearly change during the course of the one-sided “conversation.” WP#4: Still rambling. Interrupts herself. “So I think that--Wait, you’re not [the other BIPOC in the department]. Oh geez, this is what happens when I don’t wear my glasses! Silly me. Oh, please forgive me. I am so sorry! You just look so much like… BIPOC #4: *blank stare, forced head-nod, and looks back at computer screen--this is the cue for WP#4 to leave the office* WP#4: Exits the office. Sorry again.

<h2>Diversity Committee</h2> (via Zoom; BIPOC scholars looking MAD busy, stacks of books, juggling plates, dodging balls thrown at kids. White scholars looking SET and RELAXED on their zoom backgrounds) Chair: I’m sure you all know why I’ve called this meeting today. It’s high time we had a diversity committee in this department to help us handle any unfortunate business that might crop up. BIPOC #2: You mean like that “unfortunate business” that just happened to BIPOC #1? Chair: Sure! That, and a host of other things that may come up. BIPOC #3: You mean like the litany of microaggressions here? Chair: Where? Here?!? I mean, yes, of course the diversity committee could work on that. And that’s why I’ve chosen you three to be on the committee. Whiteman#2: What’s that you said, Chair? I was just getting some writing done. Chair: I said, that’s why I’ve chosen you three to serve on this committee. Because you’re smart, you’re committed, and you’re well-respected by your colleagues. Whiteman#2: Oh, okay. Um hold on, I just gotta finish this Twitter post. Okey doke. I’m ready to go. (No one’s listening to him.) BIPOC #2: Great to have you join us, Whiteman #2. Whiteman#2: Well, it’s great to be here. And, naturally, I think I should chair because I’m the only one tenured here. I can protect you both, and take the heat off when necessary. BIPOC #2 & #3: (raising eyebrows) Mmmhmmm. Sure. Chair: Well that’s very big of you, whiteman#2. I was hoping you’d say that. If you all agree, I’m happy to appoint whiteman#2 chair. BIPOC #2 & #3: (raising eyebrows) Chair and Whiteman#2: Great! It’s settled

<h2>If Only You All Didn't Look the Same</h2> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LMso6g5NoFM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> BIPOC Person #4 is working intently in her office, at the beginning of the semester--trying to make sense of all the work and undefined acronyms her colleagues keep throwing at her. White Lady Colleague #4 (WP#4) enters. <b>BIPOC Person #4:</b> *smiles* Oh, hello. <b>WP #4:</b> Goodmorning! So, I CC’d you on that email that we’ve been in discussion about…. (we can adlib the rest of this--the point is that she keeps rambling about some project that actually involves another Black Colleague, and not the one she’s actually speaking to...) BIPOC #4 is confused at first, but eventually realizes that WP#4 has her mistaken for another Black, female colleague in the department. BIPOC#4 remains silent, though her facial expressions and mannerisms clearly change during the course of the one-sided “conversation.” <b>WP#4:</b> Still rambling. Interrupts herself. “So I think that--Wait, you’re not [the other BIPOC in the department]. Oh geez, this is what happens when I don’t wear my glasses! Silly me. Oh, please forgive me. I am so sorry! You just look so much like… <b>BIPOC #4:</b> *blank stare, forced head-nod, and looks back at computer screen--this is the cue for WP#4 to leave the office* <b>WP#4:</b> Exits the office. Sorry again. [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[Diversity Committee]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[Department Meeting]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

<h2>Diversity Committee</h2> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5V20vJJjXhI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> (via Zoom; BIPOC scholars looking MAD busy, stacks of books, juggling plates, dodging balls thrown at kids. White scholars looking SET and RELAXED on their zoom backgrounds) <b>Chair:</b> I’m sure you all know why I’ve called this meeting today. It’s high time we had a diversity committee in this department to help us handle any unfortunate business that might crop up. <b>BIPOC #2:</b> You mean like that “unfortunate business” that just happened to BIPOC #1? <b>Chair:</b> Sure! That, and a host of other things that may come up. <b>BIPOC #3:</b> You mean like the litany of microaggressions here? <b>Chair:</b> Where? Here?!? I mean, yes, of course the diversity committee could work on that. And that’s why I’ve chosen you three to be on the committee. <b>Whiteman#2:</b> What’s that you said, Chair? I was just getting some writing done. <b>Chair:</b> I said, that’s why I’ve chosen you three to serve on this committee. Because you’re smart, you’re committed, and you’re well-respected by your colleagues. <b>Whiteman#2:</b> Oh, okay. Um hold on, I just gotta finish this Twitter post. Okey doke. I’m ready to go. (No one’s listening to him.) <b>BIPOC #2:</b> Great to have you join us, Whiteman #2. <b>Whiteman#2:</b> Well, it’s great to be here. And, naturally, I think I should chair because I’m the only one tenured here. I can protect you both, and take the heat off when necessary. <b>BIPOC #2 & #3:</b> (raising eyebrows) Mmmhmmm. Sure. <b>Chair:</b> Well that’s very big of you, whiteman#2. I was hoping you’d say that. If you all agree, I’m happy to appoint whiteman#2 chair. BIPOC #2 & #3: (raising eyebrows) <b>Chair and Whiteman#2:</b> Great! It’s settled [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[Appropriation]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] [[Dispensible]] [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

<h2>White Woman Wokeness</h2> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dcMH-Mqq2fQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> BIPOC, I love that you’re bringing your agenda to this course, but it’s a little too Latinx. This is supposed to be a “regular” course on the topic. <b>BIPOC:</b> Um…it is a “regular” course on the topic. It’s de-centering whiteness as the ‘canon’ and considering race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, ethnicity. You know? Intersectionality. BIPOC knows this is one of the buzzwords Whitewoman loves. <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> Of course! I know intersectionality. Points to one of her office posters with the word Intersectionality written on it. <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> But, just maybe make it a little less, you know… BIPOC, tired of all of Whitewoman#3’s microaggressions and racist behavior, brings up other issues. BIPOC has spent hours crafting how to bring this up in a way that does not make Whitewoman #3 feel bad—because those are the only feelings the university will protect. <b>BIPOC:</b> So, I also wanted to talk to you about something… The way you’ve talked to some of the BIPOC here, especially junior faculty, has been demeaning and a little disrespectful. It’s— <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> (interrupting) GASP! [As she clutches her pearls.] Have you seen my CV? Did you look at my wall? [Points to all the posters with “woke” buzzwords] All I do is help you peop—junior faculty of color. I’ve worked consistently to support and protect junior colleagues whenever possible and argue for more equitable distribution of labor so that this job, which can be all-consuming, feels slightly more manageable. I’ve done that through committee service, work on policy revision, and individual outreach/support. I’ve taken significant additional burden of time and labor to release junior faculty from their already daunting loads. I, I, I! (Continues talking... sound fades. BIPOC just looks around and questions life and the very moment they decided to enter academia) [[Refuse White Woman#3]] [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[Diversity Committee]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[Appropriation]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] [[Dispensible]] [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

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<h2>Department Meeting</h2> <i>A group of faculty at a predominantly white institution are gathered for their bimonthly department meeting where they discuss all things collegiality, generosity and shared governance</i>. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o6ORcr0sb-o" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <b>Chair:</b> Thanks, everyone, for making the meeting today, despite these terrible conditions for teaching and learning. I know we’re all zoomed out, but we have a lot to cover today. First things first, you may have heard about that unfortunate encounter one of our faculty members experienced in the classroom last week. She’s following the proper channels, and I’m sure she’ll receive justice from our fine institution [[Powerful people passing the buck ]] <b>Chair:</b> In related news, I’m proud to announce that we’ve got a new diversity committee up and running. We’ve really got a great group leading this charge [[Diversity Committee]]. <b>Chair:</b> BIPOC #2, BIPOC #3, and Whiteman #2, thank you so much for your leadership and important service. As the only tenured member, Whiteman #2 has graciously agreed to chair this laborious and essential committee. <b>Whiteman #2:</b> It really is my pleasure to help lead such an important initiative in this department. <i>BIPOC scholars eyeroll and privately typing snark in Zoom</i>[[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]]. <b>Whitewoman #1:</b> I just want to say intersectionality, everyone, inter-section-ality. And I call dibs on all things sexual assault, should the committee need my support. <b>Whitewoman #2:</b> Well I want disability. And of course we care about diversity. I, for one, am voting for Biden, like I voted for Hilary before that and McCain… I mean… never mind that… Also, I always take care of junior faculty. <b>Whitewoman #3:</b> Will diversity of scholarship be represented on that committee? I can be available to consult on my research about maker spaces and craft beer but (turning to whitewoman1) can I also dabble in (white)feminism when it’s in the headlines? <b>Chair:</b> Now everyone, we are honored to have our White Male Dean join us to talk a bit about college-wide priorities. <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> Everyone, everyone, I just want to say, intersectionality and transnational. [[White Woman Wokeness]]. <i>Meanwhile, EveryWhiteMan#2 is not listening to anything going on, but is rocking in his chair anticipating an opportunity to speak again. He is preoccupied by one thought “how can it be that all these women have so many opinions about my committee’s work?” This should be his pony show </i>. <b>Whiteman#2:</b> Yes, but in my PhD work, I was deeply versed in critical race theory. I have a PhD, of course. And as a doctor in this stuff, you know, a D.O.C.--"no one can do it better!" As I’m sure you also know, I’ve been published in distinguished peer reviewed journals concerning topics tangentially related to diversity, journals reviewed by scholars such as everywhiteman and published in everywhiteman’s publishing houses. So, really, we’re in very capable hands on this committee, thanks. Oh no, hold on, my elbow patch is coming off again. Dang thing keeps letting me down. <i>A harsh spotlight suddenly appears and illuminates NewLonelyBIPOC who has had their hand up</i>. <b>NewLonelyBIPOC#2:</b> I would like to add a discussion of interactions with colleagues and classroom issues to today’s agenda. I have been experiencing a series of problematic interactions. <i>HandfulofBIPOC who have been dozing off in the back after being put into a stupor by the white monologues, perk up and chime in at finally hearing something worth having a meeting about</i>. <b>HandfulofBIPOC:</b> We second that. <i>The room is silent. Then, Everywhiteman#2 who has an idea, chimes in [[Appropriation]]</i>. <b>Everywhiteman#2:</b> Everyone, I have an idea! I think it would be good to talk about student teacher dynamics today. <b>Whitewomen#1-3:</b> Sounds important, great idea Everywhiteman#2! Let’s add it to the agenda. <i>HandfulofPOC noting how the usual white translation of BIPOC concerns re-centers back to white speakers and how the translation absolves/ignores that problematic white colleagues were part of what was shared as a concern, they check out of the convo but not before locking eyes with NewLoneBIPOC who sighs</i> . <b>Everywhiteperson:</b> Great idea Everywhiteman#2, very important, yes, yes, very important. <b>WhiteWoman#1:</b> Well I just want ALL of you to know that if you are experiencing any issues, I can fix them for you. I have to do it by myself because it’s complicated and you know who can go into these spaces and... but I have connections. And I just want to say, intersectionality, transnational, restorative justice. <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> We can't solve issues if we do not know about them. I for one am very welcoming. EVERYONE should feel comfortable coming to me to tell me what is happening because I am always trying to be part of the solution. <b>Whitewoman#2:</b> I agree with whitewoman#3. Who is to blame here if we don’t know what is happening? Certainly not me! <b>Whitewoman#3:</b> I have a solution. Why don’t we find a way to support these poor students who just don’t know better. How can we connect them to mental health and other support resources? <i>A long back and forth ensues where everywhiteperson goes on defining who students are, what they want and what they need. Whitwoman#3 calls everyone back in to regroup and to hear what she has to say</i>. <b>WhiteWoman#1:</b> I just want to say intersectionality, transnational, restorative justice, and decolonial. <i>She never gets to anti-racist...oh, wait for it, she does </i> <b>Chair:</b> Let’s pause the conversation right there for an important message on the current racial climate from our White Male Dean. <b>Chair:</b> Folks, thanks for that hard work. I think we made a lot of progress. But there’s lots more on our agenda today. We have a new adjunct to add to the department family! Please welcome BIPOC#4 to our wonderful team. She is a real go-getter, a tremendous teacher and writer. We are very lucky to have her. Give her a round of applause! <b>BIPOC#4:</b> Thanks, everyone! It feels really great to be here, and in such a wonderful department. <b>Chair:</b> BIPOC#4, I want you to know that you are an essential colleague and equal to us in every way. Distinctions between ranks are meaningless here in our family, and what’s yours is ours. I mean, what’s OURs is YOURs. Silly tongue! [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] <b>BIPOC#4:</b> Wow, this place really is different, huh? (Meets eyes with all BIPOC colleagues) <b>Chair:</b> Yes, indeed! I think you’ll find that it definitely is. <b>BIPOC #4:</b> Since we’re all so tight, I was hoping we could talk about the fall semester during this pandemic. Since I have pre-existing conditions and this disease is disproportionately killing people of color, I was hoping we could get assurances that we can teach remotely if necessary (lots of interested nods from everyone else in the meeting...murmurs, but awkward silence).[[Dispensable]] <b>Whitewoman #3:</b> BIPOC#4, I can tell that you’re going to be a tremendous intersectional addition to our department. <b>BIPOC #4:</b> Um, thanks, I think. <b>Whitewoman #3:</b> You don’t have Caribbean heritage do you? Then, you’d also be a great transnational addition too! [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] <b>Chair:</b> BIPOC #4, these are great questions. And our administration is currently working on them. We will be keeping everyone posted. Thanks for raising your voice. Our department family definitely needs more proud women like you to drop a little shade, to spill a little tea on us every now and then, if you know what I mean! <b>BIPOC#4:</b> Yeah, I definitely hear you loud and clear right now. <b>Chair:</b> (Beaming) Uh huh! (laughing) Alrighty! Unfortunately, we’re going to have to ask you to step out of the meeting now, as we have a few items on the agenda that are only available to voting members of the department. <b>BIPOC#4:</b> But, you just said… <b>Chair:</b> (interrupting) ...Yes, of course, you can feel free to come visit me in the big office any time. Make an appointment first, so I know you’re coming! Have a great day! We’re all so excited to have you here. Bye now. <i>BIPOC#4 leaves with dignity and well-concealed rage </i> <b>Chair:</b> Okay, so, as you know, we have a few major departmental elections coming up. I finally get to stop being chair! Can I get an Amen?!? No? No one? Anyway, look at the time! We’re out of it. Remember to look in your emails for a nominations ballot. One of you better take my job! Ha! <b>Whiteman #2:</b> Umm, natch. I’ve got you covered, Chair! <b>Whitewoman #1:</b> Can I just say, I feel like we’re really getting intersectional here folks! Isn’t it great? [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[Diversity Committee]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[Appropriation]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] [[Dispensible]] [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

<h2>Appropriation</h2> It is important to note the frequency and degree of white appropriation of ideas, concerns, and solutions shared by BIPOC's in academic spaces. This appropriation spans from mundane everyday interactions, to practices of [[white brokerage]], to outright theft and cooptation. [[Powerful people passing the buck]] [[Diversity Committee]] [[White dude dodging work but taking public credit breakout]] [[White Woman Wokeness]] [[The Good Stuff is For the "Real" Professors ]] [[Dispensible]] [[“If Only you all didn’t look the same” breakout]] [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

<b><h2>Who We Are</b></h2> <style> img { max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; } </style> <img src="https://hiphopjournalism.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/bios-1.jpg"> </div> [[WORKS CITED]] [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

<b><h2>Works Cited</b></h2> Ahmed, Sara. <i>On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life</i>. Durham: Duke UP, 2012. Print. Feagin, Joe & Leslie Picca. Two-Faced Racism: Whites in the Backstage and Frontstage. Routledge, 2007. Freire, Paulo. <i>Pedagogy of the Oppressed</i>. New York: Herder and Herder, 1972. Print. Goffman, Erving. <i>The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life</i>. Garden City, N.Y. :Doubleday, 1959 González, José. “Remain.” 2003. <i>Veneer</i>. Imperial Records, 2003. Grande, Sandy. “Refusing the University.” Toward What Justice? Eds. Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang. New York: Routledge, 2018. pp 47-65 Hartman, Saidiya V. <i>Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America</i>. Oxford University Press, 2010. Rodríguez, Yanira and B. López. “Counterstory with Dr. Aja Martinez.” This Rhetorical Life, 6 April 2020. https://thisrhetoricallife.org/category/podcast/ Tuck, Eve. “Biting the University that Feeds Us.” <i>Dissident Knowledge in Higher Education</i>, Eds. James McNinch, and Marc Spooner. University of Regina, 2018. EPUB <b><h2>Illustrations</b></h2> "University as Factory? No!" and "Forever Readers" by Josh MacPhee [[STATEMENT OF EXPECTATIONS]] [[ACT I: DEPARTMENT MEETING]] [[ACT II: REFUSALS]] [[ACT III: POSSIBILITIES]] [[ENDING AS BEGINNING]] [[START]]

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