The Experiences of Queer Students of Color at Historically White Institutions: Navigating Intersectional Identities on Campus

This book explores the experiences of Queer People of Color at historically white institutions of higher education in the U.S. by employing an intersectional analysis. It presents data from student interviews and reflection journals to highlight issues such as institutional erasure, whiteness, racism, and heterosexism, and offers insights into the material, psychological, emotional, and social impacts on queer students of color. The analysis emphasizes the necessity of intersectional frameworks for addressing interlocking systems of oppression and provides recommendations for the integration and support of queer students of color at HWIs.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 190 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This substantial text employs an intersectional analysis to understand the experiences of Queer People of Color (QPOC) at historically white institutions of higher education (HWIs) in the United States. By presenting data from student interviews and reflection journals, the book explores what it means to hold multiple minoritized identities and how such intersections are navigated, contested, and experienced on college campuses.

The text explores both micro- and macro-level mappings of marginalization and power, revealing issues such as institutional erasure, pervasive whiteness in college and LGBTQ+ communities, and institutionalized racism and heterosexism. It offers in-depth insights into the material, psychological, emotional, and social impacts on queer students of color.

Ultimately, the analysis highlights the necessity of employing intersectional frameworks for addressing interlocking systems of oppression and offers recommendations for the integration and support of queer students of color at HWIs.

This monograph will offer invaluable insights for scholars, researchers, and graduate students working in the fields of gender and sexuality, higher education, and issues of educational equity who wish to realize the potential of intersectionality as an analytic framework for the study of identity and the development of affirming educational environments.

Weight: 350g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367614966