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Reinventing the Self in Academia

Negotiating the Intersections of Class, Race and Gender

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This chapter explores my journey into academia as a migrant working-class feminist. In particular, I examine the conflicts and tensions arising from pursuing an academic career with multiple social identities. In doing so, I reflect on my claim to these identities and use my story to illustrate how I negotiate belonging.

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  1. Department of Gender Studies and Social Analysis, University of Adelaide, Australia

    Pam Papadelos

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  1. University of Adelaide, Australia

    Dee Michell

  2. Federation University, Australia

    Jacqueline Z. Wilson

  3. Federation University, Australia

    Verity Archer

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Papadelos, P. (2015). Reinventing the Self in Academia. In: Michell, D., Wilson, J.Z., Archer, V. (eds) Bread and Roses. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-127-4_6

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