June 6, 2003

Black and Female in the Academy

By APRIL GREGORY

Race and gender may have helped a young Ph.D. land tenure-track jobs, but they have also kept her on the market

When I attended my first Modern Language Association convention several years ago, I recall being overwhelmed by the throngs of job seekers. Standing in a hotel hallway, I chatted with a Shakespeare specialist who was also on the market. When she asked about my specialty, I proudly said, "African-American literature." Her response was, "You're lucky. That's a hot field. Plenty

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