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Thread. Making good on a November 2019 promise, I have finally compiled a list of women migration scholars who have recently published or are about to publish new books. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vlaE4IHt8POkCtIpIuqUrPcrY3x5GXgg/view?usp=sharing
2. I’ve sent it to the senior scholar in Canada who, seeking fresh voices for her campus speaker series, requested it in the first place. But, in response to popular demand, I’m also posting it here. I very much hope that many will use this list to invite these brilliant women to
3. their campuses to discuss their new work—especially during the pandemic when so many scholars with new books have lost speaking opportunities. I regret any omissions or errors; please feel free to add to the list; and even let me know if you’d like to be removed from it.
4. I have titled the document, “The September List” because it also holds personal significance for me. Nearly a year ago on my birthday, one of the nation’s most esteemed migration scholars and his male colleagues publicly humiliated me during his keynote speech.
5. Even though I maintained my composure as one of the event’s commentators and stuck to the remarks that a few East Coast colleagues helped me to prepare, the men's effort to silence me served as a stunning reminder that, in my case, merit made no difference. The could only see
6. me through their negative stereotypes about my gender, race, and status and, in turn, convey the message that I didn’t belong.
The event is only one of *too many events* that have galvanized me to make a difference for women and BIPOC in the academy. By circulating this list,
The event is only one of *too many events* that have galvanized me to make a difference for women and BIPOC in the academy. By circulating this list,
7. I am asking folks to think twice before asking a brilliant, high-powered scholar to deliver a campus talk, serve on conference panels, or co-edit your books. If this individual, man or woman, has a track record of denying professional opportunities to or creating a hostile
8. climate for women and/or BIPOC scholars, consider changing your mind and then looking for alternatives. This list is one of many places where you might begin your search.
For me, this list is only a beginning. As I end my term as the chair of WHA CARES, I will be seeking
For me, this list is only a beginning. As I end my term as the chair of WHA CARES, I will be seeking
9. ways to elevate women into positions of power in the academy. Inclusion is not enough. In order to counter the old boys club, we have to create our own “clubs”—our own policy centers, speaker series, and conferences, among many other kinds of spaces—that adopt radically
10. different and inclusionary values, intellectual approaches, and forms of sociability than those practiced by the old boys network.
I, however, can't do this work alone. Remember, update, and use The September List! @guprofbc
I, however, can't do this work alone. Remember, update, and use The September List! @guprofbc
Anna, it was a joy to put together. I hope it makes a difference.
