Reexamining Racism, Sexism, and Identity Taxation in the Academy

This book explores the diversity-related labour that marginalized faculty, students, and staff are expected to perform because of their social identities – identity taxation. It compiles new research on cultural and identity taxation to highlight how systemic racism and patriarchy perpetuate identity taxation in 21st century US academe.

Format: Hardback
Length: 150 pages
Publication date: 24 October 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate dynamics of diversity-related labor that marginalized faculty, students, and staff are often compelled to undertake due to their social identities, known as "identity taxation" within US higher education institutions. It presents a compilation of groundbreaking research on cultural and identity taxation, shedding light on how systemic racism and patriarchy perpetuate this phenomenon in the 21st-century academic landscape. Coined by Amado Padilla nearly three decades ago, the term "cultural taxation" encapsulates the expectations placed upon faculty of color to address diversity affairs on their campuses. In this insightful volume, Laura Hirshfield and Tiffany Joseph expand upon this concept, introducing the term "identity taxation" to emphasize the labor that members of marginalized groups engage in as a result of their intersectional identities. Beyond simply bringing these terms into dialogue with other scholars who highlight the experiences of marginalized academics, this book empirically investigates the impact of identity taxation on students and staff, extending the scope of inquiry beyond the faculty previously studied. By providing valuable insights into the consequences of taxation at a time when change and dismantling structural racism are urgently needed in universities and society, Reexamining Racism, Sexism, and Identity Taxation in the Academy emerges as a vital resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students in the fields of race and ethnic studies, education, research methods, sociology, and cultural studies. Originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies, this book offers a profound exploration of the complex interplay between social identities, academic labor, and the pursuit of equity and justice in higher education.

Weight: 460g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032587585