Responding to Microaggressions with Microresistance: A Framework for Consideration
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
11-2016
Publication Title
2016 POD Network Conference
Abstract
At last year’s POD Network Conference, we facilitated a workshop on ways to address microaggressions with microresistance, or “incremental daily efforts to challenge white privilege” that help targeted people “cope with microaggressions” (Irey, 2013, p. 36). Extending this concept to apply to other types of privilege such as gender, class, sexuality, ability, and nation of origin, we believe that microresistance can serve not only as a means of personal survival, but also as a way to challenge the culture that sometimes allows microaggressions to occur in our institutions.
Recommended Citation
Ganote, Cynthia; Cheung, Floyd; and Souza, Tasha, "Responding to Microaggressions with Microresistance: A Framework for Consideration" (2016). English Language and Literature: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/eng_facpubs/3